Why the Greek alphabet gave vowels their own letters

The Greek alphabet gave vowels their own letters

The Greek alphabet was the first known writing system with separate letters made specifically for vowel sounds. This idea later shaped the Latin alphabet and other European writing systems.

Columbus’s voyages relied on a wind circuit

Ships could sail west from the Canary Islands with winds from the northeast, then turn north to catch winds blowing east toward Europe. Portuguese sailors called the circuit volta do mar, meaning “turn of the sea.”

A forged letter was used against Labour

Days before Britain’s 1924 general election, a letter falsely presented as coming from Soviet official Grigory Zinoviev was leaked by MI6 and used against the Labour government. It remains unclear whether MI6 knew the letter was forged when it leaked it.

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Why the Greek alphabet gave vowels their own letters

The Greek alphabet gave vowels their own letters

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