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Archives for July 7th, 2008

Hannibal's Elephants

Posted by  on Monday, July 7th 2008     

[lang_en]Umbria’s Lago Trasimeno is most famous for being the place where Hannibal, the Carthaginian, surprised the Romans in a bloody ambush. This happened in the marshy area that is now approximately where the little town of Tuoro is located. Yes, Hannibal is the elephant guy, but by the time his army had arrived here, the [...]

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Uncle Sam’s Desires: On US Independence Day Abroad

Posted by  on Monday, July 7th 2008     

[lang_en]July 5th, 2008 Brussels My Brussel’s host, Alvilda, through some odd connection, was invited to the US Embassy’s “U.S. Independence Day 2008” part on Friday, July 4th. The invitation read: Sam Fox Ambassador of the United States of America to Belgium, and Christopher W. Murray Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the European Union [...]

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