Random News and Notes 31 August
On this date: 1303 - The War of Vespers in Sicily ends with an agreement…
Random News and Notes 24 August
On this date: 79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts destroying Pompeii, Stabiae, Herculaneum and other smaller settlements.…
Random News and Notes 29 July
On this date in 1958, the U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and…
Random News and Notes 26 July
On this date in 1775 the Second Continental Congress established the Postal Service. Benjamin Franklin…
Random News and Notes 23 July
Today was a light day in History, only a couple events of note happened on…
Random News and Notes 19 July
On this date in: 64 - Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Well, Rome did burn.…
Random News and Notes 16 July
On this date in 1779, Continental troops under Mad Anthony Wayne take Stony Point from…
Random News and Notes 9 July
Busy day in history today, so it's list time. 118 AD - Hadrian becomes Emperor…
Random News and Notes 8 July
On this date in 1853, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S. government, sails into…