The “Art Heist of the Century”: The Theft that Made the Mona Lisa More Famous
In 1911, a former Louvre employee perpetrated one of the greatest art heists in history: the theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s immortal painting “Mona Lisa.” …
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Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” Speech
Theodore Roosevelt was at the end of his term and to give his successor, President Taft, time to adjust to the position, he traveled to …
Jean Jaurès “When a society… lives only by lies, truth is revolutionary.”
In 1898 French conservative-turned-socialist Jean Jaurès said, “When a society, when an institution, lives only by lies, truth is revolutionary.” He was speaking with reference …
Dreyfus Affair (PsyOp): French Officer Alfred Dreyfus is Convicted of Treason by a Military Court-martial and Sentenced to Life in Prison
The Dreyfus Affair (1894-1906) traumatized and transformed France. Edmund de Rothschild arranged for an innocent Jew, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, to be charged with spying. This …
Statue of Liberty Dedicated
The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover …
The Ems Dispatch Re-Editing False Flag Sparks the Franco-Prussian War
Sometimes called the Ems Telegram, it was published on 13 July 1870 and incited the Second French Empire to start the Franco-Prussian War and to declare war on …
Following the Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln Decides: ““The time for the annunciation of the emancipation policy can no longer be delayed.”
The Confederate Army was unstoppable – within weeks of winning the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee had won the Second Battle of Bull Run …
French Intervention in Mexico: The Battle of Puebla and the Origin of Cinco de Mayo
The Battle of Puebla was fought May 5, 1862 and occurred during the French intervention in Mexico. Landing a small army in Mexico in early …
Slavery Abolition Act: Slavery Abolished in the British Empire
On 3 August 1835, somewhere in the City of London, two of Europe’s most famous bankers came to an agreement with the chancellor of the …
Honoré Daumier’s ‘Gargantua’ Censored
In this controversial lithograph, which was to be published in Charles Philipon’s newspaper La Caricature on December 16, 1831, Daumier depicted the corpulent monarch Louis-Philippe seated …