by David West | Aug 1, 2026 | News
On the 1st of August 30 BCE Octavian, the first Roman emperor, entered Alexandria and executed Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the son of Mark Antony by his third wife, Fulvia, who had travelled with his father to Alexandria and lived there with him and Cleopatra....
by David West | Jul 31, 2026 | News
The event that catches my attention for the 31st of July is the sinking of the USS Nevada. The phrase that caught my attention is: “USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target...
by David West | Jul 30, 2026 | News
Jimmy Hoffa, an American union leader, disappeared on the 30th of July 1975, and was declared dead on the 30th of July 1982. Jimmy Hoffa remains one of the most intriguing and controversial figures in twentieth-century American labour history—a man whose rise to...
by David West | Jul 29, 2026 | News
Clara Bow was born on the 29th of July 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. Clara Bow was one of the most iconic figures of the silent film era, a performer whose vivacious personality and natural screen presence helped define 1920s Hollywood. She rose from a troubled and...
by David West | Jul 28, 2026 | News
The Battle of Cascina was fought on the 28th of July, 1364, between Florentine and Pisan forces near Cascina, on the River Arno, in modern day Italy. This has caught my attention because in my research for Cade’s Point, the sixth book in the Sir Anthony Standen...
by David West | Jul 27, 2026 | News
On the 27th of July, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself and died two days later. I have posted about the artists of Sir Anthony Standen’s lifetime, but I don’t think I have written about any more recent artists. My work in progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth book in...
