An interesting historical story.
In Oct., 1917 when the Bolsheviks took over, Czar Nicholas and his family were arrested and eventually placed in the House of Special Purpose in the city of Yekaterinburg. With the Russian Civil War going on, the Reds began to fear that the Whites would liberate the royal family. Read more
Gaius Caesar ruled Rome from 37-41 A.D. He is better known as Caligula. The son of the famous general Germanicus, he went on campaign with him in Germany as a boy and was dressed in a little soldier’s uniform. Including little boots (caligulae), so the legionaries called him “Caligula”. He Read more
The Beatles played their last paid concert on August 29, 1966. It wasn’t supposed to be their last concert when the tour started, but after the tour from Hell, they called it quits. The Fab Four were not thrilled with the tour from the beginning. Their studio work had evolved, Read more
The Anglo-Zanzibar War took place in 1896. In 1890, Great Britain and Germany had agreed that Zanzibar fell in the British sphere of influence in Africa. Soon after, it became a British protectorate with a puppet sultan on the throne. In 1896, he died mysteriously and was replaced by Read more
It was the first significant land battle of the Hundred Years War. The war began when British King Edward III claimed the throne of France after the death of Philip IV. Edward invaded France on July 12, 1346 after the French had threatened to take back British-held lands in France. Read more
The people of Pompeii and Herculaneum did not even know they were living near an active volcano. It had not erupted in 1,800 years. They did not realize the reason why the soil was so fertile was because of previous deposits of volcanic ash. They did not even have the Read more
He was born a slave to a small, but prosperous plantation owner named Benjamin Turner. He was greatly influenced by his grandmother who had been brought over from Africa. She was very religious and very anti-slavery. He was a special child. As early as age 3, he claimed to know Read more
He was born one of nine kids to a poor farmer and Continental Army veteran. His birthplace was in what is today eastern Tennessee, but at the time was officially North Carolina. Actually, his father and others claimed he was born in the independent republic of Franklin, which was the Read more
Let’s get less serious today. It happens to be the birthday of my favorite cartoonist. I know this information may not be useful in a History class, but I know some of you who read this are fans, too. In 1976, Gary Larson was a struggling jazz guitarist who had Read more
Governor Diego Velazquez of Cuba gave Cortes approval to explore the coast of Mexico, make contact with the natives, and do a little trading. When he learned that Cortes planned to conquer, he rescinded the approval, but Cortes had hastily sailed to escape the disapproval. He left with 11 ships Read more