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The Bayer concern is closing its plant in Germany — in Frankfurt am Main. This is reported by the newspaper Die Welt. "For the first time (!) it was the German Bayer plant that went under the knife.
A historic 15th century tower in Dumfries and Galloway has reopened to visitors. Orchardton Tower near Palnackie had been closed to allow masonry to be inspected. But Historic Environment Scotland has ...
Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The Tyrolean School, 15th Century comprised a group of artists active in this ...
Witch-hunting plagued Europe, beginning in the 15th century when the idea that witches worshipped the devil began to take hold. Burgundy, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Scandinavia all endured ...
This idea can be traced to the 19th-century German artist Carl Emil Doepler ... Artifacts like Arabic silver coins show that Viking trade networks stretched from Byzantium to the British Isles ...
Finally, one Mussar master (in “Orchot Tzadikim,” or “Ways of the Righteous,” written in 15th century Germany) suggested that there are five categories of speech: 1) mitzvah speech, which is required, ...
There’s a long history of hate groups using new technologies to spread their message. In the 1930s, it was radio. In the 2010s, it was social media. In 2025, it ...
This is a 15th-century wooden reproduction of the first spectacles produced in Germany in 1350. In fact, medieval people set the stage for the Renaissance. They even had three of their own ...
The collection includes rare coins from across the globe. These coins date back to the 18th century. An intriguing discovery has been uncovered: a secret stash of valuable gold coins, buried in ...