History Trivia - St. Francis of Assisi assembles the first Nativity scene

December 25

800 Charlemagne, King of the Franks, was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome. 

1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London. 

1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembled the first Nativity scene. 

History Trivia - The Parthenon in Athens severely damaged by a gunpowder explosion

Sept 26

 46 BC Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. 

1181 St. Francis of Assisi, Italian Founder of the Franciscan Order, was born. 

1687 The Parthenon in Athens, unscathed since 432 BC, was severely damaged by a gunpowder explosion, caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini (Doge of Venice) who besieged the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.

History Trivia - Pepin the Short of Gaul des. Charlemagne and Carloman inherit, dividing the kingdom

February 24

 616 King Aethelbehrt of Kent died. Aethelbehrt was the first Christian king of England and was converted by St. Augustine of Canterbury.

786 Pepin the Short of Gaul died. His dominions were divided between his sons Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman.

1208 St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy.

1303 The Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Roslin, the First War for Scottish Independence.

1389 Battle at Falköping: Danes defeated King Albert of Sweden.

1496 England's Henry VII ended a commercial dispute with Flanders.

1582 Pope Gregory XIII published his plans for calendar reform (Gregorian Calendar) in a papal bull.

History Trivia - The Parthenon in Athens severely damaged by gunpowder explosion

Sept 26

46 BC Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.

 715 Ragenfrid defeated Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne, the first definite battle of the civil war which followed the death of Pepin of Heristal, Duke of the Franks.

1181 St. Francis of Assisi, Italian Founder of the Franciscan Order, was born.

1143 Celestine II became Pope. He was a friend of Peter Abelard(French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician), Celestine was a scholar whose pontificate only lasted six months.

1687 The Parthenon in Athens, unscathed since 432 BC, was severely damaged by a gunpowder explosion, caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini (Doge of Venice) who besieged the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.