A daily changing presentation of historical facts illustrated by items from the collections of IISH, NEHA and Press Museum. http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:56:01 +0100 http://www.iisg.nl/iisglogo35.gif http://www.iisg.nl en http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/21-11.php http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/20-11.php http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/19-11.php http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/18-11.php http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/17-11.php Le Rire (The Laugh). The British troops had beaten the Boers on the battlefield in South Africa. The Boers, however, changed their tactics by starting a guerrilla war. Because the troops had to stay away from home longer, Queen Victoria thought she would cheer them up by sending every soldier a tin of chocolate. The hungry soldiers ate the chocolate, but enjoyed more the soup from their enemies.  ]]> http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/16-11.php http://www.iisg.nl/today/en/15-11.php