Do you have Christmas plants in your home, or did you receive Christmas plants as a Christmas gift, for example on your birthday in December? There are many types of Christmas plants suitable for making your living room cozy, such as amaryllis, holly, mistletoe, skimmia, and poinsettia. Do you know how...
On the occasion of the 275th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's death, Germany is putting the legacy of this Baroque musical genius in the spotlight with a rich cultural program and special tourist routes. There are also approximately 270 events in this special Bach year....
In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated June 14 as World Blood Donor Day. A special day on which attention is drawn worldwide to the importance of voluntary and unpaid blood donation. On this day, special attention is given to those who donate their blood...
It is the year 2000. Legendary, because the European Football Championship is being hosted by the two Low Countries: the Netherlands and Belgium. What could possibly go wrong when the tournament is being organized on home soil and we are dealing with...
Every year, the International Day of Human Spaceflight is celebrated on April 12. This date is an official UN day under the name 'International Day of Human Space Flight'. This year is a special commemorative year. It is also 60 years...
It is a beautiful little book: 'Sagenhaftes Österreich', containing a sheet of stamps featuring some of the main characters that appear in the book: Basilisks, Venetian Men, Nixe, Der liebe Augustin, 'Wilde Vrouwen' ('White Women'), Waterman, Dwarf, and Dragon. Twenty-three famous stories retold...
Many new stamps on a wide range of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Many readers are likely familiar with the recent issue by Great Britain on the occasion of...
During the occupation years of the Second World War, the Dutch flag remained the national flag with the permission of the German government, but its use was severely restricted. Most people kept the flag for better times. But in 1943...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Uruguay celebrates 35 years of diplomatic relations with Suriname with this issue. The only way to...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Albania became an independent monarchy during the First World War. To that...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXI Olympiad were held in Montreal in 1976. Other cities that were candidates to host the Games that year were Moscow and Los Angeles. Moscow was the big favorite for the Games...
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