Even though I am not a sports fan, this story truly did interest me.  On this date in 1960, Amos Alonzo Stagg retired as a football coach.  Here’s the truly amazing part.  He was 98 years old!  He had been with the game almost from the beginning of the sport.  He played football in Yale University, and was selected to […]

This goes way back in time today, and it shows that horrible things happened long ago as well.  On this date in 668, Constans II (Constantine the Bearded) was assassinated while bathing.  He had been named co-emperor of the Roman Empire in 641.  He wasn’t well-liked for a number of reasons, and his chamberlain (the person in charge of his […]

You can enjoy the video above, and it features the main story I will be telling you about here.  On this date in 1940, the Lascaux Cave was discovered.  Now what is the importance of this event?  Let me tell you some of the story. Marcel Ravidat, and 18-year-old French student discovered the entrance, and he brought his friends back […]

I honestly can’t put any other historical event on this date except what happened twelve years ago today.  Read this post concerning that.  I shall never forget, and I hope the world never shall either.  Sadly, we can add the attack on Libya that happened last year and is still unsolved.  And the countless people who lost their lives in […]

On this date in 1509, Istanbul (Constantinople) saw a horrific earthquake known as “the Lesser Judgment Day.” It happened at 10 P.M., and the magnitude is now estimated to have been about 7.3.  For 45 days, the city experienced aftershocks as well as a tsunami.  A thousand houses and 109 mosques were destroyed, and the death toll is estimated to […]

It would seem like North Korea has been in the news a lot lately, and today marks a day in that country’s history.  On this date in 1948, Kim Il-Sung established the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).  Of course, he was installed by the Soviet Union, and there are over 500 statues all over North Korea of this […]

It was on this date in 1892, that the Pledge of Allegiance was first published.  It appeared in The Youth’s Companion.  That first publication did not include “under God.”  Francis Bellamy was the writer of these words, and he was a Baptist minister.  The publication came out to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus landing in the Americas.  The pledge […]

Did you know that the first “submarine” dates back to the Revolutionary War?  On this date in 1776, the Turtle became the first underwater attack ship.  David Bushnell was the designer of this “submarine.”  His invention could only accommodate one person, and Ezra Lee piloted it.  He was submerged in it, and he was able to sneak up on 64-gun […]

I had never heard of this monarch before today, but I guess she was well-known back in the day.  On this date in 1948, Juliana became queen of the Netherlands.  Her mother was in poor health, and she had already acted as regent in the years before.  Her mother finally abdicated, and (with the world watching), Juliana became queen.  She […]

It seems that throughout most of Jewish history, they have had to endure Anti-Semitism.  And on this date in 1750, nothing could have been truer in the Prussian area of Praderborn.  The edict that went out on this date required that every Jew in the area be subjected to a yearly search of his/her home for stolen our “doubtful” goods.  […]