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Rome honors its divine horsemen
In the heart of ancient Rome, the Temple of Castor and Pollux was dedicated in the Roman Forum, honoring the divine twin sons of Zeus who were believed to have intervened at the Battle of Lake Regillus. The temple became one of the Forum's most prominent landmarks, its three surviving columns still standing today as silent witnesses to a civilization's faith in celestial protectors.
A Belgian who built a united Europe
In Liege, Belgium, Jean Rey was born into a world of fractured European nations. He would rise to become the second President of the European Commission, serving from 1967 to 1970 and helping to shape the institutions that would transform a war-torn continent into a community of cooperating nations. His legacy endures in the European project he helped to build.
Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.