Cities

Palermo came under the rule of the Norman dynasty of Altavilla, from which came the first king of the Kingdom of Sicily-Roger II.

The Tivoli Gardens amusement park, which has been operating since 1843, became the inspiration for the creation of Disneyland.

When the Seven Years' War broke out (1757), Russian troops defeated the Prussians near Königsberg and occupied all of Prussia.

The first traces of settlement that archaeologists found in Tallinn are about 5000 years old.

There are still vineyards in Stuttgart, less than 500 m from the main station.

Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.

The date of the city's founding is considered to be May 27, 1703 (May 16, 1703, according to the Julian calendar).

The Florentine (Tuscan) dialect forms the basis of standard Italian.

Racial tensions in the city led to riots in 1965 in Watts, a small L.A. neighborhood.

When New Spain (Spanish colonial possession in North America) gained independence from Spain, the pueblo became part of Mexico.