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1477 - "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres," was the first book to be printed in England by William Caxton 1626 - St. Peter's...

1558 - Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary Tudor. 1855 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to...

534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published. 1801 - First edition of New York Evening Post 1835 - Charles Darwin's...

1380 - King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12    1894 - Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" 1904 - King C...

1.    This so uncannily resembles the graveyard from Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire- Are they Death Eaters? 2.    Put this in your home...

1789 - Benjamin Franklin wrote "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." 1978 - NASA launches HEAO 1982...

After Christian fighters captured Jerusalem during the First Crusade, groups of pilgrims from across Western Europe began visiting the Holy Land. During this journey, many...

1541 - Queen Catharine Howard confined in Tower of London 1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs. 1927...

1572 - Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia 1860 - Abraham Lincoln elected 16th American President 1913 - Mohandas K Gandhi arrested for leading...

1228 - Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China 1492 - Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba 1500...