Random News and Notes 31 August
On this date: 1303 - The War of Vespers in Sicily ends with an agreement…
Random News and Notes 30 August
On this date: 1617 - Rosa de Lima of Peru becomes the first American saint…
Random News and Notes 29 August
On this date: 70 AD - The Temple in Jerusalem burns after a 9 month…
Random News and Notes 27 August
On this date: 1626 - The Danes are crushed by the Catholic League in Germany,…
Random News and Notes 26 August
On this date: 1071 - Turks defeat the Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV at…
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…