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1500 - Departure from Lisbon expedition Pedro Cabral, is open to Brazilian lands Europeans. We moved them on the path of Vasco da Gama, but, as often happened in those days - storm, plus or minus Lapot floor, and buried them in the South American coast, where today is the city of Porto Seguro, State of Bahia. However, the Portuguese took it at first for the island, koy named Isla de la Vera Cruz - I mean, the True Cross. Naturally, immediately attached it to Portugal. Well, then yuzali Portuguesa Brazil for a long time and thoughtfully. See "Slave Izaura". Joke. In no case

1714 - Peter I issued a decree rather radical (Well, it is basically the sculpted and).. The nobles, did not serve in the army rank and file, officers henceforth be could not. He later developed this idea, and in 1720 issued a decree which ordered confer knighthood commoners, who managed promoted to chief officers.

1776 - The publication of the works of Adam Smith's "Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations." Who would doubt that a work of this kind could only write a Scot. However, no kidding - only during the life of the author of the book ran through five editions in their native language and a number of foreign remittances. In fact, it is the bible of economic liberalism, it began with the political economy in a scientific presentation. We consider the fundamental principles of free enterprise - economic freedom, non-interference, self-interest, division of labor ...

1831 - France passed a law creating the Foreign Legion. Initially recruited fighters and not entirely unemployed, still foreigners. It meant these things division to pacify the rebellious and doing battle in France's African colonies. And since that time, Paris also has his eye on Algeria, required additional cannon fodder. Thus, we banged a decree two birds with one stone - and the army, and gained, and France, and especially Paris, freed from unwanted migrants, of which bred at that time considerably. Migrants to someone that is not thought to have been from neighboring countries - Italy, Switzerland (yes!), Spain. Well, the officers took the former Napoleonic warriors. They fall into the Legion soldiers and French nationals, who are not friends with Themis. The motto of the unit was "Legion - our Oteschestvo". I mean, were, in fact, not France ...
Today it is a serious riot, having served five years in which foreign citizens can become French ...

1959 - Available Barbie appeared. Today - the most common toy in the world. Every second sold two dolls, a week - a million. It is almost the same as born in the same period of people. To understand young amerikanui at the tender age of 3 to 10 years on average, have in the arsenal of 8 Barbie. Europeans a little less. Italy - 7 Gemaniya-England-France - 5. In all, sold more than a billion ...
Although the roots just her European - in the early 50's Lily doll based on a comic book for adults has been made. Ruth Handler beheld this creation during his stay in Switzerland, it was impressed and said "give three", and dragged across the ocean. There she developed, patented, and (!) - Go ahead. The first phenomenon - at the fair in the Big Apple, in a striped bathing suit, sun ochochkah and heels. Three thousand went in flight. Well, gone ...