AncientPages.com – On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States. It was during a critical period of the Civil War. This event was facilitated by President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation, reflecting the need for additional Republican representation in
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 incident was forgotten. A farmer came across the cave some hundred years
AncientPages.com – On October 29, 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire) entered the capital of Babylon and detained Nabonidus, who, along with his son Belshazzar had been mostly unpopular figures. Cyrus the Great is said in the Bible
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 “New College” or “the college at New Towne.” In 1639, the College
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Odin is probably the most complex figure of all the Norse Gods. In the Norse pantheon, Odin is considered ‘Allfather’ and ruler of Asgard, but he was never entirely trusted. The supreme Odin was described among
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 murdered for blasphemy and heresy. Monument to Michael Servetus in Geneva, Switzerland,
AncientPages.com – On October 26, 1689, Austrian General Enea Silvio Piccolomini led a campaign against the Ottomans in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Macedonia. Piccolomini (ca.1640-1689) was an Italian nobleman with his root in Siena in Italy. During the offensive, the city of Skopje
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 Hyksos were a mixed West Asian people. The Hyksos established a powerful
AncientPages.com – On October 25, 286 (or possibly 285), Saints Crispin and Crispinian were beheaded during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian. Much of the earnings Saints Crispin and Crispinian earned as shoemakers were given to the poor. Crispin and
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 (the Good) of France. The agreement marked the end of the first
AncientPages.com – On October 23, 1919, Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist, was born. Andronikos discovered the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander III the Great. He was born in Bursa, Turkey and later moved to Thessaloniki, Greece,
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 and descends with the help of a parachute, 1797. Illustration from the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the great personalities of the ancient world is Hammurabi. Proud of his military achievements as a ruler of Babylon, he wanted to be remembered as a servant of the gods, a father of
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 reign over Japan. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Image credit: Kanō Tan’yū – Public
AncientPages.com – On October 20, 1632, Sir Christopher Wren – one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history – was born. He was a man of considerable scientific abilities. He was regarded as the most influential British architect
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 one of the strongest research universities in all of Europe. One of
