A civil war in Paris during his youth convinced this king to build his palace at Versailles
Long the ruling party in this country, the PRI won the 1988 election by its lowest margin ever
In 1967 this country exploded its 1st H-bomb at its Lob Nor test site in Sinkiang province
The 1st great building of the Acropolis was this one built between 447-438 B.C.
In a famous race, these 2 men reached the South Pole, 1 in December 1911, the other 5 weeks later
More than 1 million turned out for his funeral procession in the Philippines August 31, 1983
Peter the Great abolished the aristocratic Boyar class in this country
This German-born archaeologist made a fortune in the Crimean War, which allowed him to look for Troy
Alessandro, the first Duke of Florence, was an illegitimate member of this family
During the Napoleonic Wars, the royal family of Portugal fled to this colony