Commission for Relief in Belgium food nine million victims

A relief network brought food to millions of war victims

During World War I, the neutral Commission for Relief in Belgium brought food into German-occupied Belgium and distributed more than two million tons to nine million war victims. Its network grew almost state-like, with its own flag, navy, factories, mills and railroads.

Vespucci argued the Americas were a continent

In a 1503 letter, Amerigo Vespucci argued that lands reached by European navigators sailing west were a continent separate from Asia. Ancient authorities such as Ptolemy had not included these lands in their geography.

Eratosthenes gave maps a mathematical foundation

≈0.5% error

Eratosthenes estimated Earth's circumference with an error of only about 0.5%. He also organized maps using imaginary north–south and east–west lines, helping turn mapmaking into a mathematical system.

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Commission for Relief in Belgium food nine million victims

A relief network brought food to millions of war victims

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