History of Geneva History of Geneva The History of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century. Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Celtic Helvetii tribe, which the Romans took in 121 BC. In 58 BC, Caesar, Roman governor of Gaul, destroyed the Rhône bridge at Geneva and built a 19-mile earthwork from Lake Geneva
The City Put the Country Back in Me The City Put the Country Back in Me "The City Put the Country Back in Me" is a song written by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis and Michael Huffman, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from his album "No Doubt About It". The song reached number 5 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 11 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song, calling it a "lightweight effort, a sassy brassy tale of a