In 1663, King Louis XIV sent about 800 women to Quebec to marry settlers and help grow the colony. The plan succeeded, and today around 2/3 of French Canadians can trace their ancestry to these women.
As Sacramento fire officials continue to work through illegal fireworks citations from this Fourth of July season, they confirmed the largest fine issued so far is $100,000.
That citation is going toward a home in the Del Paso Heights area
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BREAKING: Midtown Manhattan high rise evacuated after construction workers discover buckled columns ... sagging floors and falling bricks. 42nd & 43rd streets near 2nd avenue closed as DOB assesses the danger.
What if I told you this could be the oldest wooden church in the world? ⛪
Greensted Church, Essex has stood for over 1,000 years and is the only surviving wooden Anglo-Saxon church in England.
El registro de este video, captado desde el interior del edificio, es sencillamente sobrecogedor. En apenas unos segundos, la estructura colapsa por completo, dejando en evidencia que quienes se encontraban dentro prácticamente no tuvieron posibilidad alguna de reaccionar o ponerse a salvo.
Hay un detalle particularmente estremecedor: observe el monitor. A medida que la edificación se desploma, las cámaras de seguridad van dejando de transmitir una tras otra, hasta que todas desaparecen. La secuencia completa ocurre en cuestión de segundos. Es el retrato más crudo de la violencia con la que actuó el terremoto.
No tengo certeza de que edificación era esta, aunque el registro de la cámara si deja claro que se trata del evento del 24 de junio.
We have lift off! The first Pufflings are now leaving the Isle of May as birds are now independent. This is a big moment as they’ve never flown and not seen the sea before! Good luck :)
Roman mosaic of a little mouse eating a nut; Vatican Museums. Dated back to reign of Hadrian 117-138 A.D.
Made with an extremely arduous and precise method: opus vermiculatum, where the artist managed to introduce shading, which gives a beautiful effect of realism.
More than 200 years after George Washington's death, historians continue to debate whether the nation's first president converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. While secular historians say there is no verified proof, oral traditions and historical accounts have kept the question alive. Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales explores the evidence behind the long-standing claim and examines Washington's friendship with Catholics, even when they were frowned upon, and his contributions to the first Catholic church in Virginia:
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