Random News and Notes 18 October
On this date: 1648 - The “shoemakers of Boston”–the first labor organization in what would…
Random News and Notes 17 October
On this date: 1244 - The Sixth Crusade ends when an Egyptian-Khwarismian force almost annihilates…
Random News and Notes 16 October
On this date: 1555 - The Protestant martyrs Bishop Hugh Latimer and Bishop Nicholas Ridley…
Random News and Notes 14 October
On this date: 1066 - William of Normandy defeats King Harold in the Battle of…
Random News and Notes 13 October
On this date: 54 AD - Nero succeeds his great uncle Claudius, who was murdered…
Random News and Notes 12 October
On this date: 1492 - Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas. 1576…
Random News and Notes 11 October
On this date: 1531 - The Catholics defeat the Protestants at Kappel during Switzerland’s second…
Random News and Notes 10 October
On this date: 732 - At Tours, France, Charles Martel kills Abd el-Rahman and halts…
Random News and Notes 9 October
On this date: 28 BC - The Temple of Apollo is dedicated on the Palatine…