The interesting story of British athlete Don Thompson, who won the gold medal in the 50-kilometer walking category at the 1960 Rome Olympics... Italians called him Il Topolino, meaning "the little mouse", inspired by Mickey Mouse.
Argonauts; A heroic group in Greek mythology that lived in the years before the Trojan War. They appear in a myth about Jason's journey to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. The heroes' name comes from the ship they boarded, Argo.
Galatasaray's national football player Barış Alper Yılmaz, who attracted the attention of the European football public with his performance in the 2024 European Football Championship (EURO 2024), has made a big leap in his career in the last 4 years.
What is the Zong Massacre: Granville Sharp was born in Durham on November 10, 1735. He was one of eight children and his father was a clergyman. Alongside his campaign for the abolition of slavery, Sharp also carried other radical political views, supporting parliamentary reform and better wages for workers.
The diary contains detailed records of his life and reflects his efforts to live godly and well. Just as he noted the sweets he bought for a woman he was flirting with, he also recorded their discussions about doing noble and expensive things, such as wearing a wig and driving a horse-drawn carriage.
Despite repeated rejections, Weir continued to write. He was now writing as a hobby, and he was sharing his writings on his website so that anyone could read them. Later....
Theorist, architect, and educator Moshe Safdie is an internationally renowned architect and urban planner. Safdie, who argued that the world is becoming more complex day by day, argued that structures should be in harmony with nature.
British football player Kevin Campbell, who had a serious illness for a long time but whose condition was kept secret, died at the age of 54. The death of the player, who had been hospitalized for a while, was confirmed by Nottingham Forest teammate Mark Crossley.
Nawal Al Moutawakel managed to become the first athlete from a Muslim country to win a gold medal. This was also the first gold medal awarded in the women's 400-meter hurdles category.
The athlete, who was going for the gold medal in the marathon category at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was content with bronze because a protester blocked him. 12 years after this incident, his country honored him and selected him as the person who lit the Olympic medal at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
