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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
The most famous duel in American History took place on July 11, 1804. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies for several years. Hamilton was a Federalist and Burr was a Democratic-Republican. In 1800, Hamilton had worked behind Read more…
When the artist Raphael was working on his Vatican frescoes, two pompous Cardinals came to see the paintings. When they sniffed that one of the faces of an Apostle was too reddish, Raphael responded: “He blushes to see into whose Read more…
We are now in September and I will start to post more frequently. Most of the posts are going to be anecdotes from World History, as opposed to American History. The web site already has a wealth of American History Read more…
I have finished the November page of “Today in History”. Each month takes hours to prepare, so I am posting them as soon as I have them ready. I will keep ahead of the Read more…