Gregory XIII conducted a reform of the calendar through his bull Inter gravissimas, issued on 24 February ...
Gregory XIII conducted a reform of the calendar through his bull Inter gravissimas, issued on 24 February 1582. The bull prescribed that the date 4 October was to be followed by 15 October, i.e. that ...
This day in 1965 marked the first time in history that a pope set foot on U.S. soil. Namely, on that day, ...
This day in 1965 marked the first time in history that a pope set foot on U.S. soil. Namely, on that day, Pope Paul VI made a pastoral journey to the USA. Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) was ...
This day in 1881 marked the birth of Walther von Brauchitsch, one of the highest-ranking military command ...
This day in 1881 marked the birth of Walther von Brauchitsch, one of the highest-ranking military commanders in Hitler's Third Reich. Von Brauchitsch reached the rank of field marshal in the Wehrmacht ...