Israel : Half a Century of Independence
Timeline of Events: Half a Century of Independence 1948-1998, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. David Ben-Gurion reads Israel's Proclamation of Independence (Israel Gov...
Canon of the Netherlands
Welcome to the canon of the Netherlands in 50 windows: important persons, objects and events which together show and tell the story of the country....
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian Writer
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. Through his writings, he made the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's labour ca...
Darius III, Defeated by Alexander
The last Persian Great King of the Achaemenid dynasty - Darius III Codomannus - is remembered in history as the premier enemy who was beaten by Alexander. Darius had to a...
