Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on May 28th 1588 Spanish Armada sets sail to secure English Channel A
Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on May 24th 1775 John Hancock becomes president of Congress On May 24, 1775, John Hancock is elected president of the Second Continental Congress. John...
The original lighthouse here at the entrance to Arcachon Bay was said to have been built between 1839 and 1840; destroyed by the Germans in 1944; and rebuilt in 1947 to look the same as the first one.Next I am going to take a look at the Gironde Estuary....
"History is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind, including an account of the rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race." (John Jacob Anderson) W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatma...
Although realists characterize international relations as having essentially always been a self-help system in which states use force to promote, defend, or vindicate their own interests, we need not read it has always been that way. Alongside the self-i
What happened during the Balkan Wars? What happened in 1914 in world history? What happened at the Battle of Moscow? What happened in Poland during the Cold War? What were the major Russian battles of WWI? What was the immediate impact of the first world war in Russia?
What happened in the Battle of Eniwetok? Battle of Eniwetok: The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle from February 17, 1944, to February 23, 1944, in which the American and Japanese forces fought over dominion and control of Eniwetok, a coral atoll. ...
What Happened On October 3, including Today's Trivia, Birthdays, Events, plus daily puzzles and daily quotes
Four years ago, I wrote aseriesoffourblogpostsabout the complicated history of the “I believe in the sun” quotation given above, and its provenance. In thefirst postI wrote about the many variations of the quotation that are floating around, and how the “wall of a cellar in Cologne”...
Nationally some have dubbed collective national protests on April 19, 2025, as “No Kings Day, Part II.” The reasons for unrest today have a striking similarity to what happened two and a half centuries ago, as British forces gathered in Massachusetts to confront increasingly rebellious colonial...