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What was the impact of the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755?
In the morning of 1 November 1755, an earthquake struck Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, which flattened the city and claimed many thousands of lives. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 8.5 on the Richter scale. It began at around 9:40 in the morning and lasted for several minutes. The earthquake caused widespread destruction ...
Frida Kahlo: identity in art - Europeana
Mar 11, 2021 · Marijke Everts (Europeana Foundation) Renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was a role model for generations of artists, bisexual women and people with disabilities. Her works were inspired by nature and explored gender, disability, class, post-colonialism and race in Mexican society. Frida Kahlo was born on 6 July 1907 on the outskirts of Mexico ...
Collections - Europeana
Explore hand-crafted written materials from papyrus to paper. Discover texts, illuminations and the people behind them from antiquity to the early print era. Maps and Geography. Explore the physical and human features of the Earth. Discover maps and map-makers, landscapes and the people who have explored them. Migration.
Travelling for pleasure - a brief history of tourism - Europeana
Jun 15, 2020 · The tourism sector transformed during a recession during the 1970s, mainly due to the energy crisis which led to lower costs and prices. That's when mass tourism emerged. Travelling went from being something only for an exclusive group to become a leisure activity within the reach of many. Gallery - Summer holidays in the past.
The not so dark Middle Ages - Europeana
Sep 7, 2022 · During the 18th century, these criticisms were what led the ‘Dark Ages’ to become the Enlightenment’s worst enemy. The Enlightenment. As an intellectual and philosophical movement, the Enlightenment (late 17th and into the 18th centuries) was founded on the ideals of the pursuit of knowledge and happiness, reason, progress, light, and freedom.
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Maria Skłodowska-Curie - Europeana
The chemist and physicist Marie Curie (1867–1934), née Maria Skłodowska, is remembered today for her discovery of polonium and radium, and her pioneering research on radioactivity. In the chapter, we learn how Curie rose from humble beginnings to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person – and only woman – to win twice, and the only person to win a …
70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, 9 May 1950
Apr 29, 2020 · 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, 9 May 1950. Published April 29, 2020. On 9 May 1950, against the backdrop of the Cold War, Robert Schuman issued a declaration which marked the beginning of the process of building the European Community. The aim the French Foreign Minister had set himself was to establish a new supranational ...
The Baltic Way: the day holding hands changed the world
On 23 August 1989, two million people held hands to form a human chain over 600 kilometres long linking three capital cities - Tallinn in Estonia, Riga in Latvia and Vilnius in Lithuania. This peaceful political demonstration became known as 'The Baltic Way'. The Baltic Way was a massive demonstration for freedom, commemorating the 50th ...