The North American blizzard of 2006 was a nor’easter that began on the evening of February 11, 2006. It dumped heavy snow across the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, from Virginia to Maine through the early evening of February 12, and ended in Atlantic Canada on February 13. The North…
When completed in 1973, 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) became the second tallest building in the World – behind its twin, 1 World Trade Center. Was there 3 World Trade Centres? The original World Trade Center contained the Twin Towers, which were the tallest buildings in the world…
The Liberators’ civil war (43–42 BC) was started by the Second Triumvirate to avenge Julius Caesar’s assassination. Why did civil war break out after Caesar’s death? One of the reasons given as to why Caesar decided to go to war was that he would be prosecuted for legal irregularities during…
It’s the opening line to Bulwer-Lytton’s 1830 novel, “Paul Clifford,” about a highway robber during the French Revolution. The robber doesn’t know he’s the son of a well-heeled judge — and he only learns it just in time to be sentenced to death by that very same judge. What stories…
What day was Friday the 13th in 1986? Friday June 13, 1986. What day of the week was Halloween 1986? Friday October 31, 1986, Halloween. Was there a Friday the 13th in 1985? Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (also known as Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning)…
The story may sound familiar to Catholics, as the book of Judith is included in the Old Testament of their Bible. But Judith didn’t make it into the Tanakh, a collection of Jewish scripture that includes the Torah. By the Middle Ages, though, Jews were telling a Judith tale. Who…
1960 is a leap year. Was it a leap year in 1960? 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the…
Now, though, scientists have finally discovered proof that these massive urban centers actually existed. Researchers published a new study in the journal Nature detailing lidar imaging of the Amazon. Within the forest’s deep, thick regions, they discovered evidence of the lost cities of the Amazon. Was the lost city in…
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade. What years…
Sweet land of liberty. Of thee I sing. Despite the tune’s link to the British national anthem, “America” served as our de facto national anthem for a hundred years–until “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the official song in 1931. After 1889, it accompanied the flag raisings by the Navy. President Woodrow…