Many of Chanel’s biographers give the impression that she became a couturière by chance or whim, whereas in fact she had strong business sense and the backing of an intelligent, influential partner in Boy Capel.
With these weapons the natives invest their young men at the age of from fourteen to sixteen years... These young men are then called kippers, and for the first time enjoy the privilege of taking an active part in the fight.
Emperor Xuan Zong assigned General Bi Sichen to the east to guard the capital of Loyang, but An Lushan defeated the imperial forces that were hastily assembled....In the next year, Hui Qi, general of Emperor Dai Zong (Dai Tsung) (762-779) of the Tang dynasty, recovered Loyang, causing Shi Chaoyi to flee to Mozhou.
The constitution of that people was made by a sejunction and separation of them from all other nations on the earth: and this began in Abraham […]
