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La "Grande Renonciation masculine" désigne un bouleversement culturel majeur survenu à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, où les hommes abandonnèrent des vêtements colorés, ornés et luxueux au profit de tenues sobres et sombres. Ce phénomène, théorisé en 1930 par le psychanalyste John C ...

Les 13 et 14 juillet 1977, New York a connu un événement qui a marqué son histoire : une panne d’électricité massive, également appelée le blackout de 1977. Cet épisode, survenu au cœur d’un été particulièrement chaud et tendu, a entraîné chaos et désordre dans la ville, condu ...

After the War of 1812, the US decided to shore up security at Lake Champlain by constructing a fort on Island Point. However, due to a surveying error, the US ended up building this fort in Canada, rather than the states. Listen in to learn more about the ridiculous story of Fort ...  Show more

Send me a text message Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast in California. In its prime, Fort Ord was once one the most coveted military training grounds in the U.S. Founded in 1917, Fort Ord was the first stop for many new recru ...  Show more

In 1861, just as the Civil War began, the leaders of the Confederacy soon realized they were outmatched when it came to military might, especially in terms of Naval power. (For example, the U.S. Navy had 42 commissioned ships as of the start of the year—the Confederacy had 1.) An ...  Show more

During WWII, the whole of Britain's coastline was involved in the struggle against the Nazis. In 1940-41 invasion was the main threat. Many towns and cities around the coast, such as Plymouth, Portsmouth, Hull and Great Yarmouth, were the targets of devastating air raids. The ...