A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – ‘Pax Assyriaca’ (Latin for “Assyrian Peace”) was a long period of peace in the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the 7th century (ca. 700-630/620 BC).
MessageToEagle.com – On August 10, 1675, the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid. In 1675, King Charles II laid the foundation stone
MessageToEagle.com – On 9 August 48 BC, the Battle of Pharsalus was fought between Julius Caesar and Pompeius Magnus (“Pompey the Great”) who fled to Egypt. In this
MessageToEagle.com – An archaeological site of Copán contains the remains of ancient ruins associated with the Maya civilization and is located in the Copán Department of western Honduras,
MessageToEagle.com – On August 8, 1220, Battle of Lihula was fought between invading Swedish army and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia in 1220.
MessageToEagle.com – On August 7, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl’s raft the Kon –Tiki reached Polynesia. Heyerdahl and his five fellow adventurers sailed from Peru to the Tuamotus, French Polynesia,
MessageToEagle.com – On Aug 6, 1840, Adolph Bandelier, Swiss-American anthropologist, famous for his studies of the American Indian cultures was born. Bandelier was the first historian and archaeologist who
MessageToEagle.com – On August 5, 1888, Anna Haining Bates – one of the tallest women in history – died. Anna Haining Bates and she was from Canada. Her parents were
MessageToEagle.com – On August 4, 1181, a supernova was seen in the constellation Cassiopeia. Chinese and Japanese astronomers observed this supernova first on August 4 and then on
MessageToEagle.com – There’s no lack of ice in our solar system. Frozen water can be found almost everywhere: the poles of Mercury, Earth, the moon and Mars; the
MessageToEagle.com – On August 3, 1704, British forces captured Gibraltar from the Spanish and managed to keep it until today and for a long time of more than
MessageToEagle.com – On August 2, 1798, Nelson won one of the greatest victories of the British admiral Horatio Nelson. It was fought between the British and French fleets
MessageToEagle.com – On August 1, 1944, the Warsaw Uprising began and was part of a nationwide plan, the so-called Operation Tempest (referred in English as Operation Storm, with
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeological excavations and interviews with professional grave diggers – “guaqueros” are the main source of what is known about the Malagana Treasure. The Malagana Treasure is
MessageToEagle.com – The biography of the Red Queen remains unfinished. It is not known who she really was and what her real name was. Why did she die?
MessageToEagle.com – On July 31, 1451, Jacques Cœur was arrested by order of Charles VII of France. This historical scandal occurred in medieval France on this day, when
MessageToEagle.com – On July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus reached the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras with his ships. During his fourth and last trip through the Americas,
MessageToEagle.com – On July 29, 615, K’inich Janaab’ Pakal ascended the throne of the Mayan city-state of Palenque, at age 12, Pakal ruled until his death. During his
MessageToEagle.com – On July 28, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine in Paris, France. Robespierre had dominated the Committee
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 – Teotihuacán is an ancient site where the circumstances of its destruction are not entirely clear. The people who created it are completely unknown, and no satisfactory
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 25 July 864, the Edict of Pistres ‘a new law’ was made known officially and publicly. It is often cited by historians as one of the
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,
