Two events caught my attention for the 24th of November. One was the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859. It profoundly shaped how we view genesis, with or without a capital G. But I have already posted about Darwin, so I chose Genghis...

Wikipedia tells me that on the 23rd of November, 534 BC, Thespis of Icarius became the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. This information comes to us via Aristotle.  Thespis of Icarius, also known simply as Thespis, is widely celebrated in the...

On the 22nd of November, 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed when Lieutenant Robert Maynard, commanding HMS Pearl, boarded Blackbeard’s ship.  Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is one of history’s most notorious pirates. His name became synonymous...

Ole Rømer On the 21st of November, 1676, Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer whose work in the late seventeenth century provided the first quantitative evidence that light travels...

I have some writing progress to report. I have finished the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. As you can tell from the illustration, I have changed the title from The Favourite Murder. That was Claire’s idea, a nod to King Lear. Whatever it’s called,...

On the 20th of November, 284 CE, Diocletian was chosen as Roman emperor. I’ve posted about a number of Roman emperors, Commodus seems to have had the most clicks. Let’s see how Diocletian performs. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, commonly known as Diocletian,...

It was on the 19th of November, 1861, that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony of the military cemetary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The background to the Gettysburg Address was the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from...

I have ceased to be suprised by anything Donald Trump says or does. In those early days when he wanted to buy Canada and Greenland, he also wanted to take control of the Panama Canal. Now the 18th of November is a significant date for the Panama Canal because on this...

On the 17th of November, 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland. John Balliol was born circa 1249, the son of John Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle in England, and Dervorguilla of Galloway, a Scottish noblewoman and descendant of King David I. Through his mother,...

Two events caught my attention for the 24th of November. One was the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859. It profoundly shaped how we view genesis, with or without a capital G. But I have already posted about Darwin, so I chose Genghis...

Wikipedia tells me that on the 23rd of November, 534 BC, Thespis of Icarius became the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. This information comes to us via Aristotle.  Thespis of Icarius, also known simply as Thespis, is widely celebrated in the...

On the 22nd of November, 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed when Lieutenant Robert Maynard, commanding HMS Pearl, boarded Blackbeard’s ship.  Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, is one of history’s most notorious pirates. His name became synonymous...

Ole Rømer On the 21st of November, 1676, Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer whose work in the late seventeenth century provided the first quantitative evidence that light travels...

I have some writing progress to report. I have finished the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. As you can tell from the illustration, I have changed the title from The Favourite Murder. That was Claire’s idea, a nod to King Lear. Whatever it’s called,...

On the 20th of November, 284 CE, Diocletian was chosen as Roman emperor. I’ve posted about a number of Roman emperors, Commodus seems to have had the most clicks. Let’s see how Diocletian performs. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, commonly known as Diocletian,...

It was on the 19th of November, 1861, that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony of the military cemetary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The background to the Gettysburg Address was the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from...

I have ceased to be suprised by anything Donald Trump says or does. In those early days when he wanted to buy Canada and Greenland, he also wanted to take control of the Panama Canal. Now the 18th of November is a significant date for the Panama Canal because on this...

On the 17th of November, 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland. John Balliol was born circa 1249, the son of John Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle in England, and Dervorguilla of Galloway, a Scottish noblewoman and descendant of King David I. Through his mother,...