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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

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

AncientPages.com - Was there once an ancient, unknown Atacama Desert civilization? Atacama Today, Chile’s Atacama Desert, located between two mountain ranges, which prevent water from reaching its valleys and

AncientPages.com - It has already been called a finding that could re-write ancient Maya history.  A quite spectacular discovery of two untouched ancient tombs found beneath Maya pyramids can unravel

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

AncientPages.com - On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was, however, not an easy task because Babylon's

AncientPages.com - On 11 October 1942, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area, commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, sent a significant supply and reinforcement convoy to their troops

AncientPages.com - On October 9, 1410, the fascinating mechanical wonder, the Prague astronomical clock, was first mentioned. In the Middle Ages, the Old Town astronomical clock was regarded as one

AncientPages.com - On October 7, 1780, the battle of King's Mountain was fought south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in rural Cherokee County, South

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - A tripod, engraved vase of silver was dedicated by King of Lagash, Entemena to the god of war, Ningirsu. Ningirsu, a son of

AncientPages.com - On October 4, 1535, the Coverdale Bible, the first English-language translation of the Christian Bible, was printed. The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535,

AncientPages.com - On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as Father of Nation, was born at Porbandar, a small town in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India. Mahatma Gandhi played

AncientPages.com - On September 30, 1938, the Munich Agreement, a significant pact, was signed between Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, and the leaders of France, Italy, and Germany,

AncientPages.com  - On September 28, 1821, the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from the Spanish Empire was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City. It