Monthly Archives: September 2013

Jean-Baptiste Racine1839-1699 Born ( La Ferté-Milon, Aisne department in Picardy in Northern France) French dramatist (“There are no secrets that time does not reveal”.) To know much about Racine’s life in order to understand his literary work was not a … Continue reading →

Adaptive Strategic Thinking When a French artist Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola who invented camouflage noticed from a high position above during a German battery shelling he came to a conclusion that with the right application of texture and color this … Continue reading →

Suicidium,(Latin) Suicide kamikaze (Divine wind) Special attack unit and The Suicide Bomber In the late 17th century Qing official Yu Yonghe recorded that injured Dutch soldiers fighting against Koxinga’s forces for control of Taiwan in 1661 would use gunpowder to … Continue reading →

THE HUNS During The late fourth and early fifth centuries after Christ, a people of Asiatic origin, The Huns, were a group of nomadic people who first appeared in Europe east of the Volga River region of the earlier Scythians … Continue reading →

SCIENCE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY: An Impassioned Plea To Neglected Novelists, Embattled Professors, And Tenure-Less Historians By Steven Pinker Topic: CULTURE Edge To arrive at the edge of the world’s knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put … Continue reading →

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle 1890-1970 General and Statesman, founded the French Fifth Republic and first President from 1959 to 1969. There were 31 Attempts on the Life of Charles de Gaulle as president “Plus ça change, plus c’est … Continue reading →

New rules of conduct Civilisation nâit à son heure (“civilization“ was born at the tight time) Lucien Febvre There are no pure cultures, distinctive and enduring. Every culture draws on diverse sources, depends on borrowings, and is in flux Human … Continue reading →

Louis-Joseph Papineau, 1786-1871 Politician, Lawyer He was born in Montreal, Quebec and the son of Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec. Papineau was the oldest of eight children and became elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower … Continue reading →

United States The French forts built in what is now the United States, were part of a series of forts built from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi delta; as far West as the Dakotas, and as far East as … Continue reading →

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Off the coast of Quebec Still part of France and was overlooked in the treaty when the British took control from the French after they lost the seven years war or the French and Indian war … Continue reading →