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There are very few written records of Celtic mythology and hence, there is quite little that can be surmised about the Celts and their...

1540 - Afghan chief Sher Khan defeated Mogul Emperor  Humayun at Kannauj. 1630 - Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi saw the belts on Jupiter's surface. 1865...

1527 Florence becomes a republic 1568 Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England 1770 - Marie Antoinette, at age 14, married the future King Louis XVI...

India is a land of cultural and royal dynasties. Once ruled by royals, India now has numerous palaces, out of which only few are...

1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The passengers went ashore the next day and this site became...

1459 Sun City of India- Jodhpur  founded by Rao Jodhpur 1847 - William Clayton invented the odometer. 1897 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde...

0330 - Constantinople, previously the town of Byzantium, was founded. 1751 1st hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) in the 13 Colonies in America 1812 Waltz introduced...

1267 Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb 1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining 1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves...

1092 Lincoln Cathedral consecrated 1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England, it is the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in...

1527 - German troops began sacking Rome, bringing about the end of the Renaissance. 1541 King Henry VIII orders bible be placed in every church...