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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Unexpectedly Died at 35. Rumors say That He was Poisoned by Antonio Salieri. While This was Proven Untrue, the Rumors Contributed to Salieri’s Nervous Breakdown.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an influential, famous, prolific classical composer. He wrote nearly 600 works, including some of the most well-known and beloved symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral works. He was born into a musical household in Salzburg. But did you know Antonio Salieri was blamed for his death? When Mozart died unexpectedly at age […]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Unexpectedly Died at 35. Rumors say That He was Poisoned by Antonio Salieri. While This was Proven Untrue, the Rumors Contributed to Salieri’s Nervous Breakdown. Read More »

Why is a Square in Vienna Called Mexikoplatz?

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During Adolf Hitler’s horrendous fascist reign, Nazi Germany prioritized increasing its territory to strengthen Nazi support and promote anti-Semitism. One of the many vulnerable victims of the Nazi takeover was Austria, whose people welcomed the Nazi Army with no opposition.  A square in Vienna entitled the Mexikoplatz commemorates the Mexican Republic’s admirable resistance to the

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