In 1632, Galileo published his Dialogue on Two Chief World Systems which supported the Copernican theory that the sun was the center of the Universe and the Earth moved around it. The book caught the attention of the Inquisition which summoned Galileo to Rome for trial. Under threat of torture, Read more…
This is a picture of the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. An American fleet led by Oliver Perry defeated a British fleet for control of the lake. It did not look good in the early part of the battle as his flagship the Lawrence (named after the captain Read more…
King John liked to sleep with any woman who he was attracted to. He fell in lust with the beautiful daughter of Robert Fitz-Walter, a prominent noble. Maud the Fair was not interested in his advances, so he had her kidnapped and placed in the White Tower in London. When Read more…
Teddy Roosevelt was scheduled to give a speech in Milwaukee during the 1912 campaign when he was shot when leaving his hotel to go to the venue. His speech was on fifty pages and they were folded in half. The bullet went through the speech, which was in his coat Read more…
John, besides being a rotten king, was a terrible human being. He attempted to sleep with any woman who caught his eye, even the wives of his nobles. Once while visiting the castle of Eustace de Vescy, he noticed that Eustace’s wife was beautiful and John decided he needed to Read more…
This is a picture of a bathing beauty from around 1900. Yes, that is what she swam in. Or rather waded in since few women knew how to swim back then. Note the amount of her body that is covered for modesty’s sake. This was the Victorian Age when people Read more…
Frederick the Great was known for the strict discipline in his army. When his army was on the march, he ordered that all fires and lights be extinguished by a certain hour. One night he was walking through his camp after the curfew and saw a light in a Read more…
I ran across this today and wanted to share it. I have added it to my 1970’s page. Some of the facts are shocking! THINGS WOMEN COULD NOT DO IN 1971 women could not get a credit card without your husband’s signature – it was not until 1974 that a Read more…
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, THE FROG, AND THE ARROWS Around 512 B.C., Persian Emperor Darius was attempting to conquer the kingdom of the Scythians. The two armies arrived at the battlefield late in the day, too late to do battle that day. It was understood that the battle would Read more…