A Brief History Below is a table of contents of sorts for our site. General Overview The Most Evil People in History The Most Unusual Deaths in History This Day in History (Articles) This Day in History (Categories) Timeline of the History of Breasts Timeline of the History of Weaponry Timeline of Music History Timeline of Jerusalem’s History Timeline of Israeli History A Timeline of France and the Francophone World Timeline of Ohio History Timeline of Baseball History Timeline of School Murders and Massacres Ancient History Timeline of Ancient Egypt Timeline of Ancient Greece Medieval History Timeline of the Dark…
Author: Dr. Zar
Dr. Zar
Dr. Matthew Zar graduated with a B.A. in French and history, a Master’s in History, and a Ph.D. in History. He currently teaches history in Ohio.
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A Brief History On September 24, we, well, or rather at least somebody somewhere, celebrate(s) the Festival of Latest Novelties! Digging Deeper As we continue our countdown toward this website’s official launch on 1 October 2013, we want to wish everyone a Happy Festival of Latest Novelties! The giving of novelty gifts goes as far back as the early modern period (1500s and 1600s). During this time period, a French mathematician and astronomer named Pierre Hérigone (1580-1643) described an unusual goblet constructed in such a way that someone drinking it could in effect spy on others while taking a drink. …
A Brief History On this day, September 23, 1968, a man eventually canonized as a saint passed away…after having apparently endured the stigmata for several years! Digging Deeper Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968), a Catholic priest from Italy, was canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II the Great in 2002, but his saintly life began over a century earlier… Saint Pio claimed that he began his devotion to God from the young age of just five! His mother claimed that the young Pio could see and speak with both Jesus and the Virgin…
