Events 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg. 1558 – The city of Pori (Swedish: Björneborg) was founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf… Read More
Introduction People are becoming increasingly worried about their health and weight as prominent health trends such as vegetarianism gain popularity. People want to look and feel good in a world where everyone is so closely linked through the internet, making fitness an excellent market to get into. However, if you want to make money in… Read More
Events 1573 – A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman-Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands. 1799 – French Revolution: Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. 1814 – Napoleonic Wars: Emperor Napoleon I… Read More
Introduction Carl Iver Hovland (12 June 1912 to 16 April 1961) was a psychologist working primarily at Yale University and for the US Army during World War II who studied attitude change and persuasion. He first reported the sleeper effect after studying the effects of the Frank Capra’s propaganda film Why We Fight on soldiers… Read More
Introduction The Pastry War (Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles; French: Guerre des Pâtisseries), also known as the First French intervention in Mexico or the First Franco-Mexican War (1838-1839), began on 27 November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz by… Read More
Events 46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus. 402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur. 1320 –… Read More
Introduction With gym membership expected to reach seven million in the UK by the end of this year, many more people will soon be enjoying the benefits of exercise. And, although fitness in Birmingham is a crowded market, many gyms are offering something different in order to stand out from their competitors. For example, there… Read More
