by David West | Nov 30, 2025 | News
The 30th of November Is celebrated as “Cities for Life Day”. It began in 1786 on the day that the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo, became the first civil state in the world to do away with torture and capital punishment. I confess that I had not known...
by David West | Nov 29, 2025 | News
On the 29th of November, 1947, the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was adopted by the UN General Assembly. The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine of 1947 was a pivotal moment in the history of the Middle East, representing a formal international...
by David West | Nov 28, 2025 | News
The Royal Society, formally known as The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions in the world. It was founded in 1660 during a period of profound intellectual transformation often...
by David West | Nov 27, 2025 | News
On the 27th of November, 176 CE, Marcus Aurelius granted his son, Commodus, the rank of Imperator, and made him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. I have written about Commodus before, and the Miracle of the Rain, but there must be more we can explore about...
by David West | Nov 26, 2025 | News
It was on the 26th of November, 1922, that Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people in over 3,000 years to enter the tomb of Tutankhamun. In 2013 Claire and I cruised the Nile and visited Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. In 2020 we visited the...
