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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It's a place where the passing

AncientPages.com - On November 1, 1512, the Sistine Chapel's beautiful ceiling was shown to the public for the first time. The ceiling was commissioned by Pope Julius II and

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the seven men were sentenced to death and sent into a certain cave. The cave was sealed off, and the

AncientPages.com - On October 28, 1636, Harvard University - America's oldest learning institution, was formed. Harvard Yard winter 2009. Image credit: chensiyuan - CC BY-SA 4.0 It was initially called

AncientPages.com - On October 27, 1553, Michael Servetus (Michel de Villeneuve) was arrested in Geneva and burnt at stake as a heretic. On this day, Michael Servetus was

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -  In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, called themselves Hyksos. The

AncientPages.com - On October 24, 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was ratified. It was drafted earlier on May 8, 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II

AncientPages.com - On October 22, 1797, the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris took place by André-Jacques Garnerin. Garnerin releases the balloon

AncientPages.com - On October 21, 1600, the first shogun of the Tokugawa family began his reign in Japan. This day is often considered the beginning of the Tokugawa family's

AncientPages.com - On October 19, 1386, Heidelberg University was established in 1386 and is Germany’s oldest university. The university was established on instruction of Pope Urban VI and became

AncientPages.com - On October 18, 1931, inventor Thomas Edison died. Edison – known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park," is considered by many the world's greatest inventor. He

AncientPages.com - On October 17, 1604, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus. Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, was a supernova of

AncientPages.com - On October 16, 1758, Noah Webster, Jr. "Father of American Scholarship and Education," was born. He was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer,

AncientPages.com - On October 14, 1644, William Penn, English philosopher and founder of Pennsylvania, was born. When Penn was 22 years old, he joined the Religious Society of Friends