# Paris
Then and Now: Mind-Blowing Photographs of How Historic Locations Have Changed
Buildings are among the greatest silent storytellers. Seeing historic places then and now shows how these places are a constant in a rapidly changing world. It is a story that never ends. In Rome,…
40 Fascinating Facts About the Fabulous Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was the first black person to become a world famous entertainer, or to star in…
16 Street Laws in Paris Shaped by the Infamous Court of Miracles
The Parisian slums of the 17th century were a wild place. Unlike most other cities, Paris had numerous slums throughout…
12 Secrets Revealed About History’s Brutal Mistress, Madame LaLaurie
The descendant of some of the first Irish-French colonists of New Orleans, Marie Delphine McCarty, otherwise remembered as Madame LaLaurie…
You Won’t Believe These 30 Images of Ancient Ruins Hiding in Plain Sight
The study of modern civilization begins with learning how people began to abandon their nomadic existence and embrace a more…
Today in History: Hitler Tours The City of Love (1940)
On June 23, 1940, Adolf Hitler took his first and only tour of Paris, France. During his visit, he surveyed…
Napoleon’s Hundred Days: How the Legendary French Commander Met His Waterloo
The Hundred Days is the term given to the period between Napoleon’s return from exile to the second restoration of…
The Dynamite Boys of the 1890s Terrorized Paris
Emma Goldman wrote that "every society has the criminals it deserves." The 1890s saw a major uprise anarchist activity. Things…
This Day In History: An Anarchist Bombs Café Terminus In Paris
On this day in 1894, the French anarchist Emile Henry was in Paris sipping a beer at the Café Terminus,…
The 19th Century Terrorist Who Left Paris Burning
The French anarchist Émile Henry was just twenty-one years old when he rocked the streets of Paris for the last…