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A siege broken by Byzantine sails
The Ostrogothic forces besieging Ariminum abandoned their positions upon the arrival of the Byzantine fleet, marking another setback for the barbarian kingdom that had once controlled Italy under Theodoric the Great. The relief of the besieged city demonstrated the enduring reach of Byzantine naval power and foreshadowed the eventual reconquest of Italy by Emperor Justinian's forces.
The original flapper who burned too bright
In Montgomery, Alabama, Zelda Fitzgerald was born into Southern aristocracy but was destined for a wilder life. After marrying F. Scott Fitzgerald, she became the embodiment of the Jazz Age, their glamorous and reckless lifestyle captivating the American press. A talented novelist and painter in her own right, her story is one of brilliance, madness, and the devastating cost of living as a muse.
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.
At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".