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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology are said to know the secrets of nature. These beings are regarded as superhumans who control all
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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,
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AncientPages.com - On 20 May 1520, the Massacre in the Great Temple of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan took place as one of several incidents in the Spanish conquest of
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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
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our quest for the legendary Tree of Life takes us to a place in Mesopotamia that is sometimes referred to as the Grove of
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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
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AncientPages.com - On May 18, 1565, the Great Siege of Malta began, during which Ottoman forces attempted to conquer the islands but failed. The main events of the
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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.
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AncientPages.com - On May 16, 1863, the Battle of Champion Hill was fought. It was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. Thirty-two thousand advancing
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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,
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AncientPages.com - On May 14, 1787, fifty-five State delegates from every state - except Rhode Island - met in Philadelphia to convene a Federal Convention (Constitutional Convention). The Philadelphia
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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
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. These odd beings were half-humanoid and half-mermen
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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
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AncientPages.com - On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightingale, known as the Lady with the Lamp, was born. She was a great person, widely acknowledged as the pioneer of
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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
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Fabel is the world’s first licensed archaeology dog. He is a great asset to archaeologists because his sensitive nose can accomplish more than
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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
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AncientPages.com - Dante Alighieri was born in May (or June) 1265 in Florence, Italy. He was the Florentine writer, Italy's national poet, best known for his epic poem La Commedia,
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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
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AncientPages.com - On May 7, 1832, the independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. In May 1832, Lord Palmerston, who took over as British Foreign Secretary and
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AncientPages.com - The city of Rome had not been sacked for several centuries, but on May 6, 1527, it suffered the worst assault it had ever known, far
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AncientPages.com - On May 5, 1821 - Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte - whose empire covered all of Europe - died in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the
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AncientPages.com - One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses took place on May 4, 1471. It was the Battle of Tewkesbury, a historic riverside town in Gloucestershire. The
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AncientPages.com - On May 3, 752, Bird Jaguar IV (also called Yaxun B'alam IV), a Mayan king from Yaxchilan (modern-day Chiapas), located on the banks of the river Usumacinta, in
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AncientPages.com - On May 2, 1611, the King James Bible was published for the first time. It was England's authorized version of the Bible, translated from the original
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AncientPages.com - When the object we now call SN 1006 first appeared on May 1, 1006 AD, it was far brighter than Venus and visible during the daytime for weeks.
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AncientPages.com - Walpurgis Night is a traditional holiday celebrated on April 30 in northern Europe and Scandinavia. This holiday symbolizes spring and has very ancient roots. It came to
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AncientPages.com - The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish
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