History Trivia

April 18,1480 Lucrezia Borgia was born. Though long rumored to have conspired with her brother Cesare and her father, Pope Alexander VI, in their nefarious dealings, Lucrezia is now generally considered to have been their pawn. 1506 First stone laid in St. Peter's Basilica. Though it was Pope Nicholas V who conceived the idea of building the church, it was Julius II who laid the first stone. The Basilica was not completed until 1615.