Dec 31, 2015
- Russian President Boris Yeltsin speaks atop a tank outside the White House in defiance of the August 1991 coup. (Photo from Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons)
Here are some things you may not have known about the dissolution of the Soviet...
Dec 30, 2015
- Vladimir Lenin, left, and Joseph Stalin. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)
On this date in 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed following the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Here are some things you may not have known about the formation of the Soviet Union.
On December 30, 1922, the leaders of the...
Dec 29, 2015
- Portrait of St. Thomas Becket, reassembled from fragments by Samuel Caldwell Jr in 1919. Becket Window 1 in the north aisle of the Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral. (Holly Hayes/www.sacred-destinations.com via Wikimedia Commons)
On this day in the year 1170, Thomas Becket was killed by supporters of King Henry...
Dec 28, 2015
- Stan Lee
Today is the 93rd birthday of comic book legend Stan Lee.
Here are a few things you may not have known about him.
He was born Stanley Martin Lieber in his parents’ apartment in New York. As a child he enjoyed writing and found work writing obituaries and press releases. He also worked as a...
Dec 25, 2015
- Christmas lights on Regent Street in London, December 2006. (Photo by Diliff via Wikimedia Commons)
Here are some things you may not have known about the history of Christmas.
Christmas is, of course, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. In addition to being a religious holiday, it’s also a public...