There was a clause in the city charter that prevented the sale or delivery of water from the aqueduct to any area outside the city limits of Los Angeles.
Many neighboring cities and communities were forced to join Los Angeles.
In 1485, Vienna was occupied by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
For five years of his reign, the city served as the capital of Hungary. After the death of Matthias Corvinus, the city was recaptured by the Habsburgs.
At the Chicago Museum of Natural History, you can admire the fossilized skeleton of the largest dinosaur - Patagotitan - and the most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus named Sue.
Madrid has a large number of churches, some of which are some of the finest works of Spanish religious art. The oldest church that has survived to this day is San Nicolás de los Servitas. Its belfry dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest architectural element of the building.
The remaining parts of the church have been rebuilt many times and come from the period between the ...