MessageToEagle.com – On August 30, 1400, Vlad II known as Vlad Dracul (‘Vlad the Dragon’), was born. He reigned from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to
MessageToEagle.com – On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny was signed that ended a brief war between England and France. It was an important peace treaty that
MessageToEagle.com – Sardinia is one of the most ancient pieces of land in Europe with rich legacy of prehistoric monuments. On the island, there are between 8,000 and 10,000 remains
MessageToEagle.com – On August 28 to September 2, 1859, took place the Solar Storm known as the Carrington Event. During this period numerous sunspots were observed on the
MessageToEagle.com – On August 27, 1783, the first experimental hydrogen-filled balloon leaves Champs de Mars, Paris, unmanned, and reaches a 900m altitude. The balloon had a 13ft (4m)
MessageToEagle.com – On the afternoon of August 26, 1883, Krakatoa erupted in 1883, in one of the largest, natural eruptions in recent time. Krakatoa is an island volcano
MessageToEagle.com – On 25 August 1609, exactly 407 years ago today, the Italian astronomer and philosopher Galilei Galileo showed Venetian merchants his new invention, a telescope, an important
MessageToEagle.com – On the morning of August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted and broke its centuries-long silence. Its great cloud of hot ash, stones and poisonous gases completely
MessageToEagle.com – On August 23, 1305, great Scottish hero William Wallace was hanged, drawn and cut into pieces. It was a traitor’s death. On this day William Wallace
MessageToEagle.com – On 22 August 1572, “Earl of Northumberland” Thomas Percy was executed because he was Catholic. Thomas Percy was a Catholic and lived when the Protestant Queen
MessageToEagle.com – On August 21, 1680, Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish. Pueblo Indians were a peaceful people who managed to endure much after New Mexico’s
MessageToEagle. com – On August 20, 1940, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was fatally stabbed by a pick of an ice axe in his skull. The next day
MessageToEagle.com – On August 19, 1759, continued the naval Battle of Lagos between the Royal Navy of Britain and France, which began one day earlier. This historical event
MessageToEagle.com – On August 18, 1227, Genghis Khan died during the siege of Ningxia. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to being slain
MessageToEagle.com – On August 17, 1970, the Venera 7, a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus was launched from Earth. When it landed
MessageToEagle.com – On August 16, 1896, while camping near Rabbit Creek near the Klondike River in Canada’s Yukon Territory, George Carmack reportedly spotted nuggets of gold in a
MessageToEagle.com – On 15 August 1057, the Battle of Lumphanan was fought between Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, the future King Malcolm III, the
MessageToEagle.com – On August 14, 1720, Spanish Villasur expedition was wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska. In June 1720, a Spanish military force
MessageToEagle.com – On 13 August 1792, the National Tribunal in Paris, formally arrested King Louis XVI of France and the royal family, including Queen Mary Antoinette, the king’s
MessageToEagle.com – The Devil’s Sinkhole – located a few miles northeast of Rocksprings, in Edwards County, Texas – is probably the largest known single-chamber cave in the state.
MessageToEagle.com – On August 12, 1990, the largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date was discovered and nicknamed “Sue”. The discoverer was the paleontologist Susan “Sue” Hendrickson.
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,
