Today marks the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. The great church of Holy Wisdom, built by Justinian in the 6th century, became a mosque.
... from which, according to some, we have croissants, bagels and the cappuccino [see above URL]. This morning I celebrated the defeat of the Muslim world in the ancient West by drinking a cup of their finest invention.
And here was the turning point...
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... from which, according to some, we have croissants, bagels and the cappuccino [see above URL]. This morning I celebrated the defeat of the Muslim world in the ancient West by drinking a cup of their finest invention.