William Dawes was a tanner and a patriot who lived in Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. William Dawes was one of the riders sent by Dr. Joseph Warren to alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British army on the night of April 18, 1775. How many…
The first Speaker of the House of Assembly was George Strickland Kingston. Prior to his election to the House of Assembly as the Member for The Burra and Clare in 1856 he had been an elected Member of the Legislative Council since 1851. The Speaker of the South Australian House…
William Winchester was born in Westminster, England on December 22, 1711 and arrived at Annapolis, Maryland in 1731 as an indentured servant. He passed away on September 2, 1790. He established himself as a farmer in “Dug Hill,” now known as Manchester, which was at the time, still part of…
He was tragically ugly through no fault of his own, but due to the desire of his family to maintain their bloodline. Charles II of Spain was born November 6, 1661, and became king in 1665 at the tender young age of four. His mother ruled as a regent for…
Hyppolitus of Thebes says that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of her son Jesus, dying in 41 AD. The earliest extant biographical writing on Mary is Life of the Virgin attributed to the 7th century saint Maximus the Confessor, which portrays her as a key element of…
On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade, at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. Ulysses S. Grant. … George Mcclellan. General George Mcclellan led the Army of the Potomac during the early years of the civil war and…
Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah). All devout and able Muslims attempt a hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. Because it is sacred, only Muslims are…
Eisenhower assumes command of U.S. troops in Europe. On this day in 1942, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of all U.S. troops in the European theater of World War II, continuing the steady ascent in military rank that would culminate in his appointment as supreme Allied commander of all…
1- Artemis. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology. 2- Athena. Athena is the Greek Goddess of civilized War, Wisdom, and civilization. … 3- Dionysus. Dionysus is the son of Zeus and the Greek God of fertility, wine, and ecstasy. 4- Hera. … 5- Hermes. … 6-…
King Oyo of Uganda currently holds the world record for youngest reigning monarch. Oyo, who leads the Tooro kingdom of Uganda, was crowned in 1995, at age 3. During his coronation, he sat upon a miniature throne playing with toys, pulled off his crown, and crawled away into his mother’s…