An ancient region covering much of western Europe, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and northern Italy.
Gaul
Fact of the Day
Before the Normans came along, there was no English word for 'castle'.
Quote of the Day
"Grant that we may from henceforth show ourselves neither bastards nor dastards.
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~ Peter Wentworth on the House of Commons' freedom of speech, 1576
On This Day
1968 CBS News reports the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy.
1989 A man famously obstructs a column of Chinese People's Army tanks on Tiananmen Square in Peking.