George Carlin did hilarious routines about language. I always thought his observations about the absurdity of some aspects of our language were some of his best work. This is something new for me. If successful I want to do two more in addition to this one on idioms. So please share your comments. The blog is… Continue reading
1380 Catherine of Siena (died), Italian saint (born 1347) 1429 Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 1483 Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile. 1587 Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the… Continue reading
32 Otho (born), Roman emperor (died 69) 1192 Conrad of Montferrat (died) (born 1140) 1253 Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1442 Edward IV of England (born) (died 1483) 1503 The Battle… Continue reading
1521 Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu. 1521 Ferdinand Magellan (died), Portuguese explorer (born 1480) 1539 Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar. 1565 Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the… Continue reading
121 Marcus Aurelius (born), Roman emperor (died 180) 645 Richarius (died), Frankish hermit and monk 1478 The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de’ Medici and kill his brother Giuliano (born 1453) during High Mass in the Duomo of Florence. 1564 Playwright William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of actual birth is unknown). 1575 Marie… Continue reading