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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 27th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper According to Orthodox Christian tradition, on October 27, 312 A.D., the night before the Battle of Milvian Bridge against the Roman Emperor Maxentius, the Emperor Constantine the Great adopted as his motto the Greek phrase “ἐν τούτῳ νίκα” after having a vision of a Christogram in the sky. On October 27, 312, Emperor Constantine the Great of the Roman Empire on the…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 26th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 26, 1689, Austrian General Piccolomini burned down the Macedonian city of Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera. On October 26, 1881, Tombstone, Arizona saw the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced off with the Clantons and  the Cowboys in perhaps the most famous gunfight in US history, The Gunfight at The O.K. Corral. On October 26, 1881, Tombstone, Arizona…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 25, 1415, the Battle of Agincourt was fought between the English personally led by King Henry V and the French, led by representatives of King Charles VI, resulting in a history changing victory by the English over the greater numbers of the French. On October 25, 1854, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and the French Empire fought against Russia…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 24, 1260, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres was dedicated. On October 24th, 1537, in a cruel twist of fate, Queen Jane Seymour died of complications following childbirth after having just 12 days earlier provided Henry VIII with his much longed-for son and heir. On October 24, 1871, a number of Chinese immigrants to the United States (perhaps 17…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 23rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 23, 4004 BC, the Earth experienced its first day, having been created by God at 6 pm the previous night, at least according to the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, James Ussher. On October 23, 1739, the War of Jenkins’ Ear began when British Prime Minister Robert Walpole declared war on Spain following the exhibition in Parliament…