Contrary to popular belief, though, it wasn’t actually the chandelier that fell. On May 20, 1896, a performance of the opera Helle was underway when a counterweight, one of multiple which held the chandelier up, broke loose and fell through the ceiling.
Sir Thomas Beecham, one of England’s great conductors, on finishing his Australian tour was asked by a reporter when he would be returning. He replied: ‘Does anyone ever return to Australia?’
A father passing by his son’s bedroom noticed the room was unusually clean before spotting an envelope prominently propped up on the pillow. It was addressed, as ‘Dad’. Fearing the worst, his fingers shook as he opened the envelope and he then slowly read the letter, with trembling […]
MICHAEL WALSH AWARD-WINNING WRITER. Without even knowing the words Germans are crying because of this Soviet war song. The composition leaves no one indifferent. Soviet composers, reflecting on the years of the Great Patriotic War, created many striking compositions. The songs have been exciting the hearts of more than […]
Attilio Fini, the former coach of Italy’s national fencing team, says an Algerian held him at gunpoint. An Algerian national reportedly attempted to rob an elderly man in Milan earlier this week, according to Italian news outlets. However, the thief, despite being armed with a gun, was quickly […]
In the Kirov region a taxi driver helped prevent fraud against an 82-year-old pensioner. An elderly woman believed telephone scammers who called her on behalf of her daughter and asked for a large sum of money that she supposedly needed. But the scam courier, who took almost 600 […]
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