May 29 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit Mount Everest. Previous attempts to reach the top had failed
23yr old Frank Sinatra’s mugshots from 1938 when arrested on a charge of ‘seduction of an unmarried women of good repute under promise of marriage’ (later changed to adultery) in Bergen County – New Jersey. The latter charge was eventually dropped.
May 28, 1999, the public was able to visit The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci again after a major restoration of 22 years. The restoration was heavily criticized because a lot had changed in the colors and faces of the fresco (see after and before)
In my view the destroy the painting completely
27 May 1964 From Russia with love premiered with Sean Connery as James Bond. It was 2nd Bond film, but the first one with really big commercial success. Thanks to the classic SPECTER villains and – according to some – the most beautiful Bond girl ever, Daniela Bianchi
Brazilian President Lula spoke about the war in Ukraine in a telephone conversation with Russian President Putin. In the conversation, Lula once again underlined that he wants to act as a mediator in the war, “together with India, Indonesia and China”, in order to search for peace, he writes on Twitter.
The Kremlin said in a statement after the talk that Putin told Lula that he was open to dialogue on Ukraine “on the political and diplomatic track”. According to the Kremlin, Lula initiated the conversation.
War must stop now, useless bloodshed , if it go’s on for more years still no-one will win
The largest aircraft carrier in the world, the American USS Gerald R. Ford, has arrived in Norway. It will participate in exercises of the Norwegian army along the Norwegian coast in the coming days. According to Norwegian media, the exercises extend to the Arctic.
“The visit underscores the close relationship between the US and Norway and the credibility of joint defense and deterrence,” the Norwegian military said. The Russian embassy in the Norwegian capital Oslo condemns the visit. “There are no issues in the area that need to be resolved militarily or issues that require outside intervention.”
Norway is a member of NATO and shares a border with Russia in the Arctic. Norway is the main supplier of natural gas to the rest of Europe. The country extracts oil and gas in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea.
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May 24, 1938 Ukrainian freedom fighter Yevhen Konovalets was blown up in broad daylight in Rotterdam (with a box of chocolates) by order of the Russian authorities. ( Stalin) He was in charge of an underground military organization
In the event of a major conflict, our Army would run out of ammunition in three days.
Three days just means we would lose the next war.
Unlike Emmanuel Macron, I did not wait for the war in Ukraine to defend our Army and our duty to be powerful.
The duty of power is also a duty of prudence and protection of the French. But today, our Army suffers from lack of vision and consideration on the part of professional politicians and too often, on the ground, our men are dependent on the United States and NATO.
For France to regain its power, our Army must be
independent, valued and able to operate in different theaters of operations. For this, I suggest:
To increase the Defense budget by 490 billion over 7 years. It is a vital minimum.
To increase the number of the Army by 100,000 men in 2027…
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May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed in France with his Spirit of St. Louis after taking off from the United States the day before. He was the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly 150,000 people came to watch the landing
20 May 1570 Abraham Ortelius published his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. It was the very first published atlas. The atlas contained 53 maps. They were all drawn up in the same style, organized by continent, region and state. Beautiful maps are included
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