TODAY’S QUESTION:
French Marshall Ferdinand Foch said of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles that it was not peace, but … what?
Answer: An armistice for 20 years (He got it wrong by just 65 days)
Source: The First World War by Huw Strachan
French Marshall Ferdinand Foch said of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles that it was not peace, but … what?
Answer: An armistice for 20 years (He got it wrong by just 65 days)
Source: The First World War by Huw Strachan
378 – General Siyaj K’ak’ conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán.
1492 – The first book on the rules of Spanish grammar (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella.
1707 – The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
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