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December 10 In History 1475: Seventy eight year old Italian artist Paolo Uccello passed away. Like many artists of his time, Uccello produced what today would be called anti-Semitic art.  Among his works was “Miracle of the Host” http://en.wikipedia...

1075 Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne 1110 First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. 1110 Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders. 1123 Death of Omar Khayy�m, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 10...

BLACK POWDER Gunpowder, also known since the late 19th century as black powder, was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the mid-1800s. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter)—with the sulfur and charcoal...

On this day in history… December 27 1825 – 1st public railway using steam locomotive completed in England between Stockton and Darlington 1831 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America 1871 – World’s first cat show (Crystal Palace...

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