The portrait of Henry VIII in a dark tunic with a fur collar (NPG 4690) was painted around 1520 and follows the format of earlier portraits of English kings. Although the image of Henry VIII that stemmed from the paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger is now familiar to many,…
On December 22, 1895, a group of 59 Puerto Ricans, gathered at “Chimney Corner Hall” in Manhattan, New York City to promote the ideal of Puerto Rican independence from Spain. The city of Manati also celebrated Flag Day on June 11, the date when the flag was created. The use…
In the 8th century BC, Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages, which followed the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization. The Rise of Ancient Greece. The era of Ancient Greece lasted from the archaic period (800-500 B.C.) to the end of antiquity (600 A.D). Ancient Greece includes the Classical…
Since 1974, the mint that opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has shared with Ottawa the production of the nation’s coinage. The Winnipeg facility produces circulation coins while the Ottawa facility produces numismatic products. To make coins, the metal is mixed in a melting pot and cast into bars. The Royal Mint…
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey……
Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The route was pioneered by Missouri trader William Becknell, who left Franklin, Missouri in September 1821. The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected…
Out of Africa, American-British film, released in 1985, that was based on events in the life of Karen Blixen-Finecke, who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen. It starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and was known for its beautiful cinematography. Out of Africa (1985) In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish…
The Navy created the Civil Engineer Corps on March 2, 1867. What year was the Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) established? The abbreviation for which term is the origin of the Seabee name? The Seabees landed with the Marines on what Pacific Island to put a shell-pocked airfield back in…
The starting point of the Neolithic Period is much debated, as different parts of the world achieved the Neolithic stage at different times, but it is generally thought to have occurred sometime about 10,000 BCE. e The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used…
On August 6, all eyes will be on the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022. But before then, the NFL Hall of Fame Game kicks off the festivities in Canton, Ohio. Opened 59 years ago in 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of…