History of March 8
1618 - Johann Kepler discovered the third Law of Planetary Motion.
1702 - England's Queen Anne took the throne upon the death of King William III.
1855 - A train passed over the first...
History of March 7
0322 BC - Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, died.
1778 Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay
1785 James Hutton, geologist, presents his full theory of uniformitarianism at a meeting of the Royal...
History of March 3
78 Origin of Saka Era (India)
1575 Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
1585 The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
1791 - The U.S. Congress passed...
History of March 2
1717 The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England.
1865 British newspaper "Morning Chronicle" begins publishing
1866 - Excelsior Needle Company began making, sewing machine needles.
1903 Martha Washington Hotel, catering...
History of March 1
1498 - Vasco de Gama landed at what is now Mozambique on his way to India.
1562 - In Vassy, France, Catholics massacred over 1,000 Huguenots. The event started the First War of Religion.
1873...
History of February 29
1288 - Scotland established this day as one when a woman could propose marriage to a man. In the event that he refused the proposal he was required to pay a fine.
1504 Columbus...
Mysterious Deaths of Nuclear Scientists
11 Indian nuclear scientists have died unnaturally in the past 6 years- some had died in blasts, some drowned while some had taken their own lives. Interestingly, the mysterious death of Indian nuclear scientists...
History of February 23
1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date)
1822 Boston, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a city
1886 Aluminum manufacturing process development
1886 London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad
1886 Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred" premieres
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1940 Walt Disney's animated...
Trees with Mythological Powers
Trees have been considered sacred and are venerated throughout cultures and across centuries. They have medicinal and religious significances and in some cases- they also forewarn of impeding dangers.
Here are such 10 sacred trees...
Mysterious 145 Year Old French Letter in Australia
A mysterious French letter written by Charles Mesner/Mesmier during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, to be delivered by a Hot Air Balloon mail to a place in Normandy to his mother, in the care...
