AncientPages.com – Charlemagne was born on April 2, 742, in Northern Europe. He was also known as Charles the Great (in English), Karl der Grosse (in German), and Carolus Magnus (in Latin). In the Cathedral of Moulins, France, end of the 15th century. […]
AncientPages.com – On April 1, 1826, American Samuel Morey patented his “Gas or Vapor Engine” — the first internal combustion engine patent in the United States. Morey was the son of a Revolutionary War officer interested in mechanical things. Morey secured several conventional
AncientPages.com – On March 29, 1974, local farmers in Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China, discovered the Terracotta Army buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, in the third century BC. Pit one, which is 230 metres (750 ft) long
AncientPages.com – On March 28, 845, Paris was attacked by Vikings under the leadership of Ragnar Lodbrok, nicknamed ‘Hairy Breeches,’ referring to the animal-skin trousers that he wore. Ragnar, one of the most notorious Viking heroes, was not a simple pirate but one
AncientPages.com – The brutal crime was solved on March 27, 1905, using the newly developed fingerprinting technique. Fingerprint evidence from the cash box of a murder scene in South London, England, led to the killer’s arrest. A court artists drawing
AncientPages.com – The first battle of Gaza took place on 26 March 1917. The main Turkish defensive position in southern Palestine centered on the city of Gaza. Officers of the regiment that successfully defended Gaza during the first battle. (on the background
AncientPages.com – On March 25, 1655, a Dutch amateur astronomer, Christiaan Huygens, discovered Saturn’s satellite Titan, named for its grand size (half that of the Earth’s) and thought to be the largest moon in our solar system thanks to its
AncientPages.com – On March 24, 1401, Turco-Mongol emperor Timur, known as Tamburlaine in English, sacked Syria’s ancient and civilized town, Damascus, the second city of the Mameluke Empire. Left: Timur -Turco-Mongol Conqueror. Source ; Right: A Timurid-era illustration of Timur. In the early months of
AncientPages.com – On March 23, 1568, the Edict of Longjumeau was signed. It ended the Second War of Religion (1567-68) and restored all the Huguenots’ rights (necessary religious privileges and freedoms). It granted the Huguenots the right to worship in
AncientPages.com – On March 22, 871, the Battle of Marton (or Meretun) was fought at a place recorded as Marton, possibly in Wiltshire or Dorset, England. Miniature of Æthelred of Wessex in a royal genealogy of the fourteenth century. Image
