History & Mythology( Page 9 of 38 )

1296 Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1509 - Pope Julius II excommunicated the Italian state of Venice. 1526 Mughal King Babur beats sultan of Delhi 1810 Beethoven composes his...

1467 The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appears in  Genazzano, Italy. 1514 Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn 1848 Alfred Russell Wallace departs the U.K. for South America, beginning four years of...

1507 German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller  1st  to use the name America on his world map Universalis Cosmographia 1684 - A patent was granted for the thimble. 1719 Daniel Defoe publishes "Robinson Crusoe" 1859 - Work began...

1184 BC The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date). 1558 - Mary, Queen of Scotland, married the French dauphin, Francis. 1833 - A patent was granted for first soda fountain. 1891 Start...

215 BC A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene 1348 - The first English order of knighthood was founded. It was the...

753 BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date). 43 BC - Marcus Antonius was defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy. 1536 Thomas Cromwell begins to plot Anne Boleyn's downfall while feigning illness 1689 - William III...

Lord Hanuman, also called the monkey-God, is bestowed with many names. Let’s have a look at the most common names and their meanings. How Lord Hanuman derived his name and their meanings- you can...

Every year #EarthDay is celebrated on April 22, and in 2016, the #EarthWeek is being celebrated from April 18- April 24. It is this week when environmental enthusiasts demonstrate the urgent need for environmental...

1611 First known performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth at the Globe Theatre, London 1715 Nicholas Rowe's play "The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey" premieres in London 1736 French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis begins his expedition...

607 Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth 1770 British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia 1839 - The Kingdom of Belgium was recognized by all the states of Europe when the...