Today In History – September 25
Important Events 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold’s brother Tostig, who were both
Important Events 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold’s brother Tostig, who were both
You might have heard of many things in Science that are hard to understand just because of how bizarre they sound. Physicists especially are used
Important Events 1180 Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1789 US Federal Judiciary Act
Important Events 1122 Concordat of Worms agreed between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V 1821 Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000
Intergovernmental Conference on Identity Certificates for Russian Refugees, convened by Fridtjof Nansen in Geneva, creates the Nansen passports (for stateless persons) [table id=1 /]
Today in History 324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin:
What causes Goosebumps? Certain situations like a temperature drop, a strong feeling of fear – a strong emotion results in us getting goosebumps. When we
Today in History 1689 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan 1858 The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred
Scientists have recently discovered that flying snakes such as the paradise tree snakes are able to undulate their bodies as they glide through the air,
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, it has a measurement of 10,582 km squared (4,086 miles squared). Salar de Uyuni
Today in History 1520 Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during “La Noche Triste” (the
In the Earth’s outer core, there is liquid iron. Its motion generates a magnetic eld. Every few hundred thousand years, the poles interchange. How? Why?
Have you realised that the earth was nothing but a gigantic jigsaw puzzle! If you observe the globe closely, you would notice that if you
Today in History 1613 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, burns down during a performance of “Henry VIII” 1900 The Imperial Chinese Court issues what
A moonquake is the lunar equivalent of an earthquake also called as quake on the moon. They were first discovered by the Apollo astronauts. Though
We sneeze when our nose is irritated, and then a split-second autopilot reflex kicks in causing us to…achoo! A body gets ride of schnoz invaders
Have a look at how amazing your body could be! Here we have 15 fascinating facts about our bodies… 1. Your mouth produces about one
A mouse can show whether he is angry, sad or just irritated. These feelings are written all over their furry little faces. A research team
The idea of snakes hanging out in groups with their “best friends” may sound a little unbelievable. However, a recent study conducted by researchers from
Today in Histroy 1252 Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval
Did you know that Turtles and Tortoises are two kinds of reptiles. They belong to the order Testudinidae and both the species possess shells. But
Today in Histroy 1787 Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US Constitution 1796 English country doctor Edward Jenner administers the first inoculation against smallpox,