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…

A Brief History On October 23, 2022, the Air Force of Myanmar conducted a bombing raid with a few fighter-bombers against a music concert!  At least 80 civilians were killed in an incident called the “Hpakant massacre.” Digging Deeper Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been undergoing a civil war since a military coup took over the government in 2021.  The “junta” government claimed the air raid was against a military post of the rebel Kachin Independence Organisation and that no civilians were targeted or killed.  The large crowd present at the bombing disagrees with that claim. Performers and concert…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 22, 1707, four ships of the Royal Navy ran aground and sank near the Isles of Scilly near Cornwall in Great Britain. On October 22, 1721, Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, Czar of All Russia for nearly four decades at this point, announced the existence of the Russian Empire, the first time Russia had been so declared. On…

A Brief History On October 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles due to allegations of illegally using performance enhancing drugs. Digging Deeper Armstrong had won the greatest bicycle race in seven consecutive years, a record performance.  After years of accusations and allegations of cheating, Lance denied the reports, but was banned for life after an investigation.  In 2013, he told the truth and admitted his cheating. Science and pharmacology have made athletic ability reach unnatural levels, starting with steroids, basically forms of testosterone and including other stimulants, growth hormones, blood doping, sleeping…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 21, 1096, a Seljuk Turk army led by Sultan Kilij Arslan I massacred a Christian army from Europe, known as the People’s Army, ending the first of the religious wars known as the Crusades. On October 21, 1944, Japan began their notorious kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, first striking HMAS Australia. On October 21, 1944, the Soviet…