Category: History
Today in History: The battle of Varbitza Pass and the death of Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros.
There have been many Byzantine Emperors who had died in battle – Emperors Julian, Valens and famously Constantine XI Palaiologos, […]
Today in History: Birth of Rembrandt van Rijn.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born July 15th 1606 in Leiden during The Dutch Golden Age (1585-1702) where the Dutch […]
Today in History: The death of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Relatively early in the complex state that was the Roman Empire, a man named Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), became the […]
The Song That Saved America: Composer Trevor Kowalski on “The Battle Cry of Freedom”.
We are thrilled to have Trevor Kowalski, an American composer, pianist, arranger and songwriter, here today to talk about one of […]
History Painting: Battle of Kosovo of 1389 by Adam Stefanović.
There were two significant battles in the Ottoman conquest of the Serbian state in the fourteenth century. The first of […]
Today in History: Birth of Erich Maria Remarque.
On June 22nd, 1898, Erich Maria Remarque was born in the city of Osnabruck, in the federal state of Lower-Saxony, […]
Today in History: The end of the Falklands War.
History tells us that Britain has ruled the Falklands more or less uninterrupted since 1833, and its claims to it […]
Today in History: Indictments put an end to Al Capone and his empire.
On the 12th June 1931, Eliot Ness and his “Untouchables” and the Justice Department, charged notorious gangland chief Al Capone […]
Forgeries, hoaxes and just plain humbug! (Part 2)
Werewolf of France – Jean Garnier (1603). The first serious references of werewolves are often commonly attributed to the Middle […]
Today in History: D-Day and the battle for Normandy begins.
One of the most talked about days of the last century occurred on 6th June 1944. It is known as D-Day. […]
