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The First Celebrity Superstar

Posted on July 8, 2017August 7, 2020 by mart
The First Celebrity Superstar

Way before The Beatles, Elvis and Justin Bieber, in the 19th Century, Franz Liszt, a composer from a small Hungarian town  became the first person to whom the label “celebrity”was attached. Lisztmania as it was described at the time, had all the hallmarks of what we would recognise as “-mania” Continue Reading

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The Oldest Parliament

Posted on July 5, 2017August 7, 2020 by mart

The oldest Parliament in the world is the Alþingi of Iceland which was founded in 930AD.  

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