AncientPages.com - On May 29, 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period. During this

AncientPages.com - On May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima, known as the "Sea of Japan Naval Battle," took place and was the primary battle between Russia and Japan

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Located deep in a cave in France, two mysterious ancient stone rings were made by a group of people who mastered the underground

AncientPages.com - On May 24, 1798, the Irish Rebellion began against British rule. The United Irishmen led it. It eventually failed and resulted in 34 of its key

AncientPages.com - On May 22, 334 BC., Alexander the Great's Macedonian army defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The battle took place in

AncientPages.com - On May 21, 1502, the island of Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova. Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Berber Arabs of the Sahara Desert, they are known as foggaras but these people do not remember all their history because it

AncientPages.com - On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was led from her quarters to Tower Green, and a French swordsman granted her the 'mercy' of beheading. Anne was

AncientPages.com - On May 17, 1970, the reed boat Ra II, with Thor Heyerdahl, accompanied by an international crew, set sail from Safi, Morocco, on course for Barbados.

AncientPages.com - On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English amateur astronomer, observed a celestial phenomenon known as Baily's Beads. In May 1836, Baily traveled to Inch Bonney, Roxburghshire,

AncientPages.com - Florida is once again revealing more of its ancient secrets. Archaeologists have discovered 14,500 year-old artifacts in an ancient sinkhole in Florida. The finding could re-write history

AncientPages.com - On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, and those of the Earl of Moray, her

AncientPages.com - On May 11, 868, the Diamond Sutra was published in northern China. This priceless religious teaching survives as the oldest dated, printed book. The manuscript was one of many other

AncientPages.com - On 10th May, 28 BC, astronomers observed a sunspot during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, describing it as a black vapor at

AncientPages.com - On May 8, 1846, the first battle of the Mexican War was fought at Palo Alto. The Battle of Palo Alto was the first critical engagement