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December 1: World AIDS Day, Charlemagne, Iberian union, Yugoslavia…

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Union Day in Romania (1918)

800 – Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.
1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris.
1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, thus ending a 60 year period of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty).

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Acropolis, AIDS, Alabama, Antarctica, Athens, Brazil, Charlemagne, Costa Rica, Ford, France, history, Iceland, India, La Manche, Paul McCartney, Pope, Rosa Parks, Turkish, UK, US, World War II, Yugoslavia
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Recession ends in France and Germany

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

After a year of recession, the French and German economies got their indexes positive. Though the growth is just 0.3% it may be the end of the crisis. Many Europeans received this news with joy, as these two giants might help pull out their neighbors from the crisis. New markets are opening for these countries industries, specially in the Far East.

Tags: crisis, France, Germany, market, recession
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Ancient virus gave wasps power over caterpillar DNA

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

A historical viral infection gave some insects genes that allow them to parasitise their caterpillar hosts, a new study finds.

Many species of wasps lay their eggs inside caterpillars. To make this possible, the wasps’ have a secret weapon in the form of a dose of virus-like particles that are injected along with the eggs.

Not only do these disable the caterpillars’ immune system to stop it attacking the eggs, they also cause paralysis and keep the host from pupating – turning the caterpillar into an eternally youthful larder and nursery for the wasp grubs. (more…)

Tags: ancient, caterpillar, DNA, France, hybrid, infection, insects, study, Tours, virus, wasps
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End of the last European feudalism

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

The last European territory to abolish feudalism (called by some the classic feudalism), is the Channel Island of Sark. The Sark general election, 2008, held on 10 December 2008, was the first election held on this island in over 450 years, under a new constitutional arrangement.

57 candidates (nearly 10% of the population) stood for 28 seats in the Chief Pleas. Those elected will receive the title of conseillers, and will replace the mixed system of elected People’s Deputies and ex-officio Tenants in the outgoing Chief Pleas. Their mandate will last either two or four years. (more…)

Tags: election, feudalism, France, island, La Manche, Sark, United Kingdom
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