MessageToEagle.com – On July 27, 1361, the Battle of Visby was fought near the town of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, between the forces of the
MessageToEagle.com – On July 26, 1887, the Unua Libro (English: First Book) was published founding the Esperanto movement. It was the first publication to describe Esperanto, which later
MessageToEagle.com – On July 24, 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate. She was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, Kinross-shire and her infant son James was crowned
MessageToEagle.com – On July 23, 1773, Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane original name Thomas Brisbane, was born near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a British soldier and astronomical observer,
MessageToEagle.com – On July 22, 1099, Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100) was elected as the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. As Godfrey IV, he was duke
MessageToEagle.com – On July 21, 1588, “Invincible Armada” of Spain was defeated by an English Naval Force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 20, 1866, the Battle of Lissa took place in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa. On June 20th, Italy officially declared
MessageToEagle.com – On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor.
MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers from the University of Toronto, Canada have analyzed four years of Kepler space telescope observations. They have found that a class of exoplanets called “Warm
MessageToEagle.com – On July 17, 1453, Battle of Castillon was fought between the forces of France and England. On this day, this crucial battle – a decisive French
MessageToEagle.com – On July 16, 1212, Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was fought between the Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, the kings of Narvarre,
MessageToEagle.com – On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta (today called “Rashid”) by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian
MessageToEagle.com – Pluto isn’t quite as lonely as scientists had thought. Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune.
MessageToEagle.com – On 14 July 1789, the Paris fortress-prison Bastille was attacked by Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops. The Bastille, a royal fortress that symbolized the tyranny of
MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers have spotted a series of dark dunes on Mars that resemble the dots and dashes of Morse’s code. This image of dark dunes on Mars
MessageToEagle.com – On July 12, 1562, Spanish Franciscan priest and bishop of Yucatán, Diego de Landa, burns the sacred books of the Maya. After hearing of Roman Catholic Maya who
MessageToEagle.com – On July 11, 1274, Robert I, King of Scots, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was born. He became one of Scotland’s greatest kings. He ruled
MessageToEagle.com – A gigantic geological structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauretania, which is seen in this satellite image, is measuring approximately 50 km (32 miles) in diameter.
MessageToEagle.com – A team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona have discovered a planet HD 131399Ab, with three suns. The astronomers who used direct imaging say that
MessageToEagle.com – Uplistsikhe (today in ruins) is a cave-town fortress, one of the oldest religious, political and cultural centers of present-day Georgia located at the crossroads of Western
MessageToEagle.com – On July 9, 1941, British cryptologists broke the secret code – Enigma – used by the German army to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer, departed from Lisbon on voyage that led to discovery of searoute to India around the southern tip
MessageToEagle.com – On July 7, 1550, chocolate was introduced in Europe and the Mexican drink became a passion that endures after nearly half a millennium. In 1550 Dominican
MessageToEagle.com – On July 6, 1189, young Richard I, titled Coeur de Lion, or Lionheart, ascended the British throne, in alliance with King Philip II of France. Richard was
