The most Belgian (and Flemish) persons are perhaps Nello and Patrasche. They are fictional characters and their story 'A dog of Flanders' is not completely true, but based on a couple of true events. … [Read more...]
History of the United States of America
History of the United States of America (USA)
I wrote several articles about the history of the United States of America (USA) on my blog. About Indian petroglyphs, a civil war dog or the introduction of Brussel Sprouts.
The overview of blog posts about the history of the United States of America (USA):
The history & origin of daylight saving time
Two moments that keep people occupied every year are the ones when we need to move our clock forward or backwards. Yes, I’m talking about DST: Daylight Saving Time. Also commonly known as Daylight … [Read more...]
The origin and meaning of Halloween
A lot of us yearly celebrate Halloween. But what is actually the origin of Halloween? Or the meaning of Halloween? Let me tell you the whole story in this blog post. Because as an historian and a … [Read more...]
Radithor drink: a radioactive energy medicine
We all know famous energy drinks like Red Bull or Monster/ But did you know that at the start of the 20th century, the so called medicine named Radithor was used as an energy drink? Not that special, … [Read more...]
The first christmas card ever made: everything you need to know about
It’s a thing during the holidays: christmas cards. Every year, millions are sent around the world, via mail or online. And this made me wonder while standing in line during some christmas shopping: … [Read more...]
