History & Mythology( Page 29 of 38 )

1683 - The first Mennonites arrived in America aboard the Concord. The German and Dutch families settled in an area that is now a neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA. 1783 - Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding...

PitruPaksha also called Pitrapaksha, translates to the fortnight of the ancestors is a fortnight period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors by offering food. It all started with King Karna from Mahabharata. He was...

1947 - U.S. President Harry S Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis. 1963 - Hyde St Pier re-opens as State Historical Park 1974...

Mohan das Karam chand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the most important historical figures.Being influenced by the teachings of Hinduism, Christianity, Henry David Thoreau, John Ruskin and Leo Tolstoy; Gandhiji introduced nonviolence to lead...

331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 366 - St Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 959 - Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of...

1787 - 1st US voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston 1846 - Anesthetic ether used for 1st time by American dentist Dr William Morton who extracts a tooth. 1856 - Covent Garden Theatre Royal...

219 - Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome 1650 - Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) 1829 - The first public appearance by London's re-organized police force was met with jeers from political...

48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. 1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay 1850 - US Navy abolishes flogging...

Aghoris- the most feared and respected clan of Indian aesthetics, infamous for their uncommon and ghastly rituals that they perform as a part and parcel of their religious routine. They believe that Shiva is All-...

46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. 1212 - Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal...