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September 19 335: Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his Uncle Constantine I who had turned the Roman Empire into a Christian entity.  Following the death of Constantine, his successor Constantius II reportedly had Dalmatius murdered along...

I've recently been reading a fair amount on the American Revolution, especially David McCullough's 1776 (which should be required reading for every American).* The more you read of the Revolutionary War, the more there is to learn, especially about the...

Erica Armstrong Dunbar | Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge | Atria / 37 Ink | March 2017 | 19 minutes (5,244 words) *** MOUNT VERNON Two years after the death of her owner, Betty learned her mistress...

Priceless Fire Three hundred and fifty years ago an infamous disaster struck London – the Great Fire of 1666. An exhibition can now be seen at The Museum of London, situated in East London, and as part of the exhibition an unusual piece of manuscript...

Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette This is your morning Open Thread. Pour your favorite beverage and review the past and comment on the future. Find the past "On This Day in History" here. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in...