On this day William the Conqueror set sail in order to conquer England. He had a relatively large army. There were several foot soldiers and horsemen, and many ships. The...
Pope Urban VII died on this day in 1590, only 13 days after he had been elected pope. Therefore, he became the pope with the shortest pontificate in the history. Urban VI...
This day in 1999 marked the death of an unusual benefactor from the southern U.S. She lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and worked as a local washerwoman. Many were ther...
Spanish bullfighter Francisco Rivera Pérez, better known by his nickname Paquirri, died on this in 1984. He met his death at the horns of a bull named Avispado (Sp. cunni...
The Pope Paul VI was born on this day as Giovanni Battista Montini. He originated from the city of Concesio, Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Garda (Lago di Garda). He wa...
St. Fermin is especially popular in Pamplona, where the running with the bulls is held in his honor every year. Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, the country which is p...
On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. She was 51 years old at the time. Sandra Day O...
This day in 1868 marked the shipwreck of the Russian warship “Alexander Nevsky” near the coast of Denmark. Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the son of the former Russian...