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2024: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a defiant address to a joint session of US Congress, defending the war against Hamas in Gaza. On the same day, a wildfire destroys much of the ...
King Philippe of Belgium offered rare comment on whether he plans to abdicate one day for his daughter, Princess Elisabeth, to reign.
After years of legal wrangling, the German state and Hohenzollern family — heirs to the former German imperial dynasty — have reached a settlement over thousands of precious items, including ...
The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer to codifying President Donald Trump’s push to rename the body of water.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last Emperor of Germany. His delicate ego, intense jealousies, and unpredictable temper led straight to the calamitous events of WWI and the fall of the House of ...
Bettmann Archive At some point, Gerlach began introducing himself as Max von Gerlach (which conferred some kind of noble standing) and circulated rumors that he was related to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Though many men have contributed to the design of the bolt-action centerfire rifle, none have done as much as Paul and Wilhelm Mauser to make this rifle a success.
Kaiser Wilhelm II World War I Alternate History: Five Ways Germany Could Have Won World War I Here’s What You Need to Remember: There’s wisdom in fables.
In his newly released book, “The Last Tsar: the Abdication of Nicholas II and the End of the Romanovs” (Basic Books), author Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, an emeritus professor of history at UC Santa Barbara, ...
Unannounced, Germany’s defeated Kaiser Wilhelm entered the neutral Netherlands and requested—and got—sanctuary. It was to the Kaiser that Wilhelmina addressed what is probably her best-known ...