George Gabriel de Pellieux (6 September 1842 – 15 July 1900) was a French army officer who was best known for ignoring evidence during the Dreyfus affair, a scandal in which a Jewish officer was convicted of treason on the basis of a forgery. George Gabriel de Pellieux Général de […]
Month: December 2021
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 Holocaust novel by Irish novelistJohn Boyne.[1] Much like the process he undertakes when writing most of his novels, Boyne has said that he wrote the entire first draft in two and a half days, without sleeping much,[1] but also that he […]
Galicia
Galicia (Galician: Galiza) is both an “autonomous community” and a “historical nation” in northwestern Spain. The capital is Santiago de Compostela. Galicia is a coastal region well known for its mild climate and distinct geography, with many peninsulas and rías (fjord-like inlets) giving the region a long coastline and a […]
Thomas Tesche
Thomas Tesche (born 27 December 1978) is a retired Germanbadminton player.[1] He is the twin brother of Joachim Tesche, another former German badminton player. Thomas Tesche holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Saarland in Saarbrücken, in business taxation, auditing and banking. Afterwards he completed his studies, […]
Traben Bass Company
Traben Bass Company is an electric bass manufacturer based in Clearwater, Florida. The company was started by Tracy Hoeft and Ben Chafin with the name being portmanteau of their first names (Tracy and Ben). The company is a subsidiary of Hanser Holdings International, and as such is affiliated with companies […]
Illegal immigration to the United States and crime
The issue of crimes committed by illegal immigrants to the United States is a topic that is often asserted and debated in politics and the media when discussing Immigration policy in the United States. Issue of crimes committed by Illegal immigrants to the United States This article’s lead sectionmay be […]
Bluegrass Region
The Bluegrass Region is perhaps Kentucky‘s most famous region, if not its most visited. This bucolic region is named for the coveted grass that suburban homeowners slave to get to grow on their lawns throughout the country. Though native to Eurasia, Kentucky bluegrass has become associated with the state, and […]
Baháʼí World Congress
The Baháʼí World Congress is a large gathering of Baháʼís from across the world that is called irregularly by the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baháʼís. There have only been two conferences of this nature; in 1963 and 1992. Emblem of the Second Baháʼí World Congress […]
Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana
Lockhart Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 907 and it contained 433 housing units.[1] Township in Indiana, United States Lockhart Township Pike County Township Location in Pike County Coordinates: 38°16′41″N87°08′08″W Country United States State Indiana County […]
Mother Mary Alphonsa
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, O.P., (May 20, 1851 – July 9, 1926) was an American writer and religious leader. As Mother Mary Alphonsa, she was a Roman Catholicreligious sister, social worker, and foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. Servant of God Mother Mary Alphonsa O.P. Mother Mary Alphonsa in her […]