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Showing posts with label Sistine Chapel. Show all posts
Sunday, November 1, 2015

History Trivia - Vikings seize control of Eboracum (York)

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November 1 193 Pertinax became emperor of Rome whose reign lasted three months.  He was known as the first emperor of the tumultuous ...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

History Trivia - Sistine Chapel consecrated

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August 15  778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain), at which Roland (commander of the rear ...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

History Trivia - Romulus Augustulus proclaimed Western Roman Emperor

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October 31  834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints. 475 Romulus Augustulus was proclaimed Western Roman Em...
Friday, August 15, 2014

History Trivia - City of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John

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August 15  778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain), at which Roland (commander of the rear ...
Saturday, August 9, 2014

History Trivia - The Persian army defeats Leonidas and his Spartan army at Thermopylae

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August 9  480 BC The Persian army defeated Leonidas and his Spartan army at Thermopylae, Persia. 48 BC – Caesar's civil war: Bat...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

History Trivia - All Hallows Eve

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October 31 834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints. **** 475 Romulus Augustulus was proclaimed Wester...