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Santa Maria della Passione church in Milan, Italy. Left side nave - 05 - Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi. Giuseppe Vermiglio, Funerals of Saint Thomas Becket (1625). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, February 26 2008.

On This Day In History: Archbishop Thomas Becket Murdered – On Dec 29, 1170

AncientPages.com – One of the most famous murders of the Middle Ages took place on December 29, 1170, when four knights of King Henry II of England silently entered Canterbury Church to kill the Archbishop, Thomas Becket (c.1120 – 1170). Santa Maria della Passione church in Milan, Italy. Left side nave – 05 – Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi. Giuseppe […]

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On This Day In History: Battle Of Sinop Took Place – On Nov 30, 1853

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AncientPages.com – On November 30, 1853, the Battle of Sinop (Sinope) took place at Sinop, a sea port in northern Anatolia, when a squadron of Imperial Russian warships struck and defeated Ottoman ships anchored in the harbor. Battle of Sinope. Image credit: Wikipedia. Own work of Ivan Ajvazovskij It was a significant Russian naval victory over the Ottoman

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On This Day In History: Admiral Richard E. Byrd Made His First Flight Over The South Pole – On Nov 29, 1929

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AncientPages.com – On November 29, 1929, U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd led the first expedition to fly over the South Pole. In the fall of 1928, Byrd and a group of explorers traveled to the Bay of Whales and established a base camp named “Little America.” Richard E. Byrd From this post, the explorers launched scientific

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On This Day In History: Ferdinand Magellan Reached Pacific And South American Strait – On Nov 28, 1520

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AncientPages.com – On Nov. 28, 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait was later named The Strait of Magellan. Magellan came with three ships from the Atlantic Ocean and became the first explorer from the European continent to reach the vast Pacific Ocean. He started

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On This Day In History: Vlad III Dracula Regained Throne Of Wallachia For The Third Time – On Nov 26, 1476

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AncientPages.com – On November 26, 1476, Vlad III Dracula (1431-1476), ruler of Wallachia, returned from a decade-long exile to take the throne for the last time. The man was named Vlad by his father, Vlad II, and he also received his nickname, “Dracula” (the “Son of Dragon”). The elder Vlad had taken an oath to

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On This Day In History: Anders Celsius, Swedish Astronomer And Mathematician Was Born – On Nov 27, 1701

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AncientPages.com – On November 27, 1701, Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (1701-1744), was born. He invented the centigrade (Celsius) temperature scale commonly used in Europe and founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1740, the oldest astronomical observatory in Sweden. Anders Celsius was born in a Lutheran family. His father, Nils Celsius, was an astronomy

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On This Day In History: Viking Forces Laid Siege To Paris – On Nov 25, 885

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AncientPages.com – On November 25, 885, the Vikings laid siege to Paris. The Siege of Paris of 885-86 was part of a Viking in the Kingdom of the West Franks. It was a turning point in the history of France; the city’s walls would hold against the Vikings’ most significant attacking force in the siege. The

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On This Day In History: Sorley MacLean, A World Renowned Gaelic Poet, Died – On Nov 24, 1996

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AncientPages.com – On November 24, 1996, Sorley MacLean, one of the most distinguished poets, died. Sorley MacLean, (in Gaelic: Somhairle Macgill-Eain) will be remembered as one of the greatest of all Gaelic poets. He is seen by many as the father of the renaissance of the Gaelic language. Born on the island of Raasay, which lies

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On This Day In History: Jukebox Installed For The First Time In San Francisco – On Nov 23, 1889

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AncientPages.com – On November 23, 1889, the first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. It becomes a true overnight sensation, and its popularity spreads worldwide. This Edison cylinder phonograph had an oak cabinet and operated with a coin mechanism invented and soon patented by Glass and Arnold. It was before the time

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On This Day In History: Papal Bull Issued To Arrest All Knights Templar And Seize Their Lands – On 22 Nov, 1307

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AncientPages.com – On November 22, 1307, a Papal Bull, the so-called “Pastoralis Praeeminentiae” was issued by Pope Clement V to all Christian monarchs. Monarchs of Christendom were given orders to arrest the Knights Templar and sequester their lands in the name of the papacy. Clement was forced to support the campaign against the Templars by Philip

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