Historical

St. John The Baptist Day
The Feast of St. John the Baptist, or the Nativity of St John the Forerunner, sometimes called St. John the Baptist Day, is celebrated on June 24 in many places around the world, though not much in the United States, as we’ll see below.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in FYI
The Untold Story of Jesus Last Supper
The Last supper could be a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian creative person Leonardo da Vinci applied scientist housed by the dining-hall of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. it's one in every of the Western world's most recognizable paintings.
By Manish Kumar shaw5 years ago in FYI
Ghosts of our Culture and Tradition that once was!
Sitting huddled by the fireplace, roasting maize after dinner was the ideal pastime for us cousins during our summer vacations while we were young. Often, these sittings by the crackling fire would be accompanied by the narration of folktales by the elder members of the family.
By Worngachan Shatsang5 years ago in FYI
Deadly Training
On the bitterly cold night of the 16th November 1943, at the height of the Second World War, the residents of the Lancashire town of Chorley were awoken by the deafening sound of aeroplane in trouble.
By Niall James Bradley5 years ago in FYI
Giuseppe Castiglione, Lang Shining
An Italian teacher turned Chinese court painter, Giuseppe Castiglione went through more than 50 years working with three distinct heads in the Chinese royal residence. Seven of Castiglione's canvases are coming to sell. Offered by Los Angeles-based sales management firm Pauling's, these compositions present an extraordinary chance to investigate the craftsman's work. Get familiar with Castiglione's life and heritage before the occasion, get updates and know the latest upcoming similar auctions at auction calendar of auction daily.
By Jacob Walker5 years ago in FYI
Why the British colonized Australia
In some ways, Australia offered the conditions for the perfect colony, but in other ways it was far from ideal. Captain James Cook had sailed along 2,000 miles of the east coast in 1770, landing only at Botany Bay (as named by him). He claimed the coastline for the British crown, but it was another 18 years before any attempt was made to site a colony there. He thought that the southern coastline was reminiscent of South Wales, and “New South Wales” it has been ever since.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Was Cleopatra a Murderer?
Who Was Cleopatra? Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt. Of the many things speculated about Cleopatra, perhaps the most sensitive issue as of late is her origin story. Some scholars debate that Cleopatra was not Egyptian. Cleopatra's mother's lineage is unknown. Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy XII, hailed from a long line of Macedonian Greeks who ruled Egypt for over 300 years. There are theories that she adopted Egyptian customs and learned the Egyptian language because an Egyptian mother taught her. No matter her heritage, she is still the Egyptian queen we remember most today.
By Nikole Lynn5 years ago in FYI
Architect Pierre Jeanneret
Modeller and furniture fashioner Pierre Jeanneret worked for a large portion of his life close by his more well-known cousin Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret). Pierre cooperated with his cousin in 1922 after his graduation from the École des Beaux-Arts, and they chipped away at various significant structure projects together.
By Grace White5 years ago in FYI
Queen Artemisia
Artemisia is one of the central characters in the 2014 film “300: Rise of an Empire”. However, the events portrayed on the silver screen are probably a long way from the truth about this ancient warrior queen.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Easiest Languages for an English Speaker To Learn
English loves to borrow words from different languages. We’ve borrowed “gung-ho” from Chinese, “chocolate” from Nahuatl, and “plaza” from Spanish. French, in particular, has a lot of words that are similar to English counterparts. Of course, similarities don’t end with vocabulary. Languages might have grammar rules similar to English’s or very different. Some languages use Latin characters like English, while others use different writing systems. There are many ways in which languages can be similar, and these similarities can be a huge help to anyone learning a new language.
By Haley Keller5 years ago in FYI
History of pole dance
It is believed that Pole Dance as an acrobatic dance movement came to us from strip clubs in Canada around 1980. However, even now, abroad, Pole Dance is rightly recognized as a new independent dance style.
By Dance Bibles5 years ago in FYI
One of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century
In 1848, Mexico surrendered more than 500,000 square miles of land to a quickly developing United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Despite the fact that the deal finished the moderately short Mexican-American War, it denoted the start of a long battle for the Apache clans who lived on the surrendered land. Resulting from this battle was Allan Capron Haozous or Allan Houser the child of Chiricahua Apache detainees and a craftsman who might proceed to rethink Indigenous workmanship in the twentieth century.
By Nancy Baker5 years ago in FYI