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May16
Stix Blog | 12 hours ago by Doug Welch
May 16, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends In Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising comes to an end as Nazi soldiers gain control of Warsaw's Jewish ghetto, blowing up the last remaining synagogue and beginning the mass deportation of the ghetto's... read more
On this day in History - May 16
nothingandall | May 15th 2008
0583 - Saint Brendan dies (b. 0484). Irish navigator.1204 - Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 1265 - Saint Simon Stock dies (b. 1165). English saint.1490 - Albert of Prussia was born (d. 1568). First duke of read more
This Day In History - Van Gogh’s
Top Dollar Blog | May 15th 2008 by Neo2012
In June 1890, shortly before the artist’s death, Vincent Van Gogh created two versions of a painting depicting his doctor, Paul Gachet. The paintings, called Portrait of Dr. Gachet, portray the doctor seated beside a foxglove plant, an extract read more
May 15
Stix Blog | May 15th 2008 by Doug Welch
May 15, 1756 The Seven Years War begins The Seven Years War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France. However, fighting and skirmishes between England and France... read more
On this day in History - May 15
nothingandall | May 14th 2008
0913 - Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz dies.1036 - Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan dies (b. 1008). 1048 - Omar Khayyam was born (d. 1123). Poet. 1157 - Yury Dolgoruky dies. Russian prince. 1174 - Nur ad-Din dies (b. 1118). Ruler of Syria.1252 - Pope Innocent read more
This Day In History - State of Israel Proclaimed
Top Dollar Blog | May 14th 2008 by Neo2012
In November of 1947, the UN voted on a Partition Plan for Palestine, calling for the formation of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in what had been a British-administered territory. The Arab leadership rejected this plan, arguing that it violated read more
On this day in history: Sud-Aviation workers strike and occupy th…
The Modern Historian | May 14th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
On 14th May 1968, young workers at the Sud-Aviation's Bourguenais factory near Nantes took inspiration from the actions of students who they had joined on a march the day before and decided to go on strike and lock the plant's manager in his office. read more
On this day in History - May 14
nothingandall | May 13th 2008
0649 - Theodore I ends his reign as Catholic Pope.0964 - Pope John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies (b. circa 0937) .1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England. 1265 read more
This Day In History - Luna 5 was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft de…
Top Dollar Blog | May 13th 2008 by Neo2012
Luna 5 was an unmanned Soviet spacecraft designed to continue investigations of a lunar soft landing. On May 10, the spacecraft began spinning around its main axis due to a problem in a flotation gyroscope in the I-100 guidance system unit. An attemp read more
May 13
Stix Blog | May 13th 2008 by Doug Welch
May 13, 1568 Mary Queen of Scots defeated At the Battle of Langside, the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, the regent of her son, King James VI of... read more
Celebrate Excommunication Day
Apoloblogology | May 13th 2008
In honor of the excommunication of the schismatic local tyrant-philosopher Savonarola on May 13, 1497, we here at Apoloblogology suggest that our readers celebrate this day in the way that Savonarola himself might: with a Bonfire of the Vanities.What read more
On this day in history: French workers join student protest, 1968
The Modern Historian | May 13th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
Whereas the 'Night of the Barricades' (10th/11th May) brought the students of Paris widespread sympathy for their plight from across France, the events of 13th May illustrated a deeper dissatisfaction with the country's hierarchical, technocratic, bu read more
On this day in History - May 13
nothingandall | May 12th 2008
0535 - St. Agapitus I began his reign as Catholic Pope.1024 - Hugh of Cluny was born (d. 1109). French saint. 1162 - Géza II of Hungary dies.1176 - Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine dies (b. 1119). 1232 - Papa Gregório IX canoniza Fernando de Bulhões ( read more
On this day in history: First university founded in Americas, 155…
The Modern Historian | May 12th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
On 12th May 1551 King Charles I of Spain (also Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) signed a Royal Decree at Valladolid establishing the first university in the Americas at Lima in Peru. The university, named Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Natio read more
On this day in History - May 12
nothingandall | May 11th 2008
0254 - St. Stephen I [Papa Estêvão I] began his reign as the 23rd Catholic Pope. According to the "Liber Pontificalis" he instituted the rule that clerics should wear special clothes at their ministrations. 1003 - Pope Silvester II dies. 1012 - Pop read more
This Day In History - Bob Marley Succumbs to Cancer at Age 36
Top Dollar Blog | May 11th 2008 by Neo2012
Born in a small Jamaican village and raised in the slums of Kingston’s Trenchtown, Marley overcame tremendous hardship to become a groundbreaking singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He propelled reggae to worldwide popularity, creating music tha read more
On this day in history: HMS Beagle launched, 1820
The Modern Historian | May 11th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
On 11th May 1820, at Woolwich dockyard in London, one of the most famous ships in history was launched. Costing £7,803, the ten-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop carried the name HMS Beagle and entered service with the Royal Navy as a military vessel. I read more
On this day in History - May 11
nothingandall | May 11th 2008
0330 - Byzantium is renamed renamed Nova Roma during a dedication ceremony, but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople. 0824 - Pope_Eugene_II begins his Papacy.0912 - Emperor Leo VI of the Byzantine Empire dies (b. 0866). 1304 - Mahmud Ghaza read more
This Day In History - Thomas Blood Attempts to Steal Crown Jewels…
Top Dollar Blog | May 10th 2008 by Neo2012
Blood was an Irish-born adventurer who served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War. In 1663 he tried to seize the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from Dublin Castle, and in 1670 he attempted to assassinate the Duke of Ormonde. A year later, read more
On this day in history: Night of the Barricades, 1968
The Modern Historian | May 10th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
Following the initial confrontation between Parisian students and police on Friday 3rd May 1968, on the following Monday (6th) twenty to thirty thousand students and other young people (depending on which figures you trust) marched on the Sorbonne, w read more
This Day In History - Antoine Lavoisier Tried, Convicted, and Gui…
Top Dollar Blog | May 9th 2008 by Neo2012
Lavoisier was a French nobleman known today as the “father of modern chemistry.” He stated the first version of the Law of Conservation of Matter, co-discovered and named oxygen, wrote the first detailed list of elements, and introduced t read more
On this day in History - May 10
nothingandall | May 9th 2008
0946 - Pope Agapito II begins his Papacy. 1034 - Mieszko II of Poland dies (b. 0990). 1265 - Emperor Fushimi of Japan was born (d. 1317). 1290 - Duke Rudolph II of Austria dies. 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of Engla read more
May 9
Stix Blog | May 9th 2008 by Doug Welch
May 9, 1671 Captain Blood steals crown jewels In London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as "Captain Blood," is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Blood, a Parliamentarian during the English Civil.. read more
On this (yester)day in history: first Italian football championsh…
The Modern Historian | May 9th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
The first official Italian football - as in soccer - competition was played in entirety on 8th May 1898. The newly formed Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, or FIGC) endorsed the event.The city of Turin hosted the compet read more
On this day in history: Kray Twins arrested, 1968
The Modern Historian | May 9th 2008 by Kevin Grieves
During the 1960s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, dominated organised crime in the East End of London, but following an extensive investigation Inspector Leonard "Nipper" Read of Scotland Yard arrested the twin brothers and sixteen members of their gang on 9 read more
This Day In History - The Lusitania was a British ocean liner tha…
Top Dollar Blog | May 8th 2008 by Neo2012
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk off the Irish coast by a German u-boat during WWI. The ship sank quickly—its submersion took only 18 minutes—and resulted in the loss of nearly 1,200 lives, among them approximately 100 childr read more
On this day in History - May 9
nothingandall | May 8th 2008
1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. 0328 - Athanasius elected bis read more
May 8
Stix Blog | May 8th 2008 by Doug Welch
May 8: General Interest 1945 : V-E Day is celebrated in American and Britain On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied... read more
This Day In History - The Lusitania was a British ocean liner tha…
Top Dollar Blog | May 7th 2008 by Neo2012
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk off the Irish coast by a German u-boat during WWI. The ship sank quickly—its submersion took only 18 minutes—and resulted in the loss of nearly 1,200 lives, among them approximately 100 childr read more
On this day in History - May 8
nothingandall | May 7th 2008
0535 - Pope John II dies.0589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 0685 - Pope Benedict II dies. 1192 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria dies (b. 1163). 1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China dies (b. 1268) 1319 - King Haakon V of Norway dies (b. 1270) read more
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