Kitchen Debate
On the 24th of July, 1959, a kitchen debate took place between the then vice president of the United States, Richard Nixon, and the soviet premier, Nikita Khrushchev. It was one of the most memorable confrontations of the Cold War and took place not in a conference...
Telstar
On the 23rd of July, 1962, the artificial satellite, Telstar, relayed the first transatlantic public television broadcast. I can’t say that I remember it, I was not quite three years of age. Telstar 1 was one of the most important technological achievements of the...
Wiley Post
Today I write a post about Wiley Post. I have shared my interest in aviation several times. I have recorded the feats of the Wright brothers, Charles Lindburgh, Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart. On the 22nd of July, 1933, Wiley Post completed the first solo flight...
Wild Bill Hickok
On the 21st of July, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed David Tutt in a shootout in Springfield, Missouri. I have written a post on the gunfight at the OK Corral so let’s look into this other Western legend. Wild Bill Hickok, born James Butler Hickok, was one of...
Zealots
On the 20th of July, 70 CE, during the siege of Jerusalem, Titus (son of Emperor Vespasian) stormed the Fortress of Antonia, north of the Temple Mount, and engaged in street fighting with the Zealots. Now I’m ashamed to say that I hadn’t previously known the source of...
Lady Jane Grey
On the 19th of July, 1553, the Privy Council overturned the will of the recently deceased King Edward VI, and proclaimed Edward’s half-sister Mary as queen in place of Lady Jane Grey, who had been queen for just nine days. Lady Jane Grey was born in October 1537 at...
King Edward I
On the 18th of July, 1290, King Edward I of England issued the Edict of Expulsion banishing all Jews from England. There were around 16,000 Jews in England at that time. I haven’t written much about Edward I although he did get a mention in my post on Clifford’s...
Tsar Nicholas II
On the 17th of July, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II was executed along with his immediate family and retainers by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I wrote a little about the Russian Revolution in my post on Leon Trotsky. Nicholas II of Russia...
Saint Francis of Assisi
On the 16th of July, 1228, Saint Francis of Assisi was canonized by Pope Gregory IX. His feast day is the 4th of October. The Franciscans, the order of mendicant friars founded by Saint Francis of Assisi are discussed in Fire and Earth, the second book in my Sir...
Kitchen Debate
On the 24th of July, 1959, a kitchen debate took place between the then vice president of the United States, Richard Nixon, and the soviet premier, Nikita Khrushchev. It was one of the most memorable confrontations of the Cold War and took place not in a conference...
Telstar
On the 23rd of July, 1962, the artificial satellite, Telstar, relayed the first transatlantic public television broadcast. I can’t say that I remember it, I was not quite three years of age. Telstar 1 was one of the most important technological achievements of the...
Wiley Post
Today I write a post about Wiley Post. I have shared my interest in aviation several times. I have recorded the feats of the Wright brothers, Charles Lindburgh, Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart. On the 22nd of July, 1933, Wiley Post completed the first solo flight...
Wild Bill Hickok
On the 21st of July, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed David Tutt in a shootout in Springfield, Missouri. I have written a post on the gunfight at the OK Corral so let’s look into this other Western legend. Wild Bill Hickok, born James Butler Hickok, was one of...
Zealots
On the 20th of July, 70 CE, during the siege of Jerusalem, Titus (son of Emperor Vespasian) stormed the Fortress of Antonia, north of the Temple Mount, and engaged in street fighting with the Zealots. Now I’m ashamed to say that I hadn’t previously known the source of...
Lady Jane Grey
On the 19th of July, 1553, the Privy Council overturned the will of the recently deceased King Edward VI, and proclaimed Edward’s half-sister Mary as queen in place of Lady Jane Grey, who had been queen for just nine days. Lady Jane Grey was born in October 1537 at...
King Edward I
On the 18th of July, 1290, King Edward I of England issued the Edict of Expulsion banishing all Jews from England. There were around 16,000 Jews in England at that time. I haven’t written much about Edward I although he did get a mention in my post on Clifford’s...
Tsar Nicholas II
On the 17th of July, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II was executed along with his immediate family and retainers by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. I wrote a little about the Russian Revolution in my post on Leon Trotsky. Nicholas II of Russia...
Saint Francis of Assisi
On the 16th of July, 1228, Saint Francis of Assisi was canonized by Pope Gregory IX. His feast day is the 4th of October. The Franciscans, the order of mendicant friars founded by Saint Francis of Assisi are discussed in Fire and Earth, the second book in my Sir...