Random News and Notes 25 August
On this date: 357 - Julian Caesar defeats the Alamanni at Strasbourg in Gaul. Julian…
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 23 August
On this date: 1244 - Turks expel the crusaders under Frederick II from Jerusalem. 1305…
Random News and Notes 22 August
On this date: 1350 - John II, also known as John the Good, succeeds Philip…
Random News and Notes 21 August
On this date: 1129 - The warrior Yoritomo is made Shogun without equal in Japan.…
Random News and Notes 20 August
On this date: 1619 - The first group of twenty Africans is brought to Jamestown, Virginia.…
Random News and Notes 18 August
On this date: 1227 - Mongol ruler Genghis Khan dies in camp during a campaign…
Random News and Notes 17 August
On this date: 1743 - The Treaty of Abo is signed. Under the terms of…
Random News and Notes 15 August
On this date: 1057 - At the Battle of Lumphanan, King Macbeth of Scotland is…