February 28 - Some important events on this day 202 BC 👉🏼 Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu...
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Every full moon has at least one nickname, dating back to the days when Native American tribes and Colonial Americans...
Escamol is an ancient dish made with the edible larvae and pupae of two species of ants, known for its...
February 27 - Some important events on this day 1693 👉🏼 1st women's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published in London, England...
The Anthesteria, in Ancient Greek Ἀνθεστήρια, was one of the four Athenian festivals in honor of Dionysus, "dead and reborn"....
During the Middle Ages, many monks manually copied ancient books so they could be passed on to future generations. Over...
February 26 - Some important events on this day 1616 👉🏼 Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon...
According to a Russian legend, hidden beneath the waters of Lake Svetloyar, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region north-east of Moscow,...
February 25 - Some important events on this day 1570 👉🏼 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for...
Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is...
February 24 - Some important events on this day 303 👉🏼 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued...
Blackhead Lighthouse, located only half an hour from Belfast and on the Causeway Coastal Route, was built in 1902. It...
February 23 - Some important events on this day 303 👉🏼 Roman Emperor Diocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians,...
The Caristia, also called Cara Cognatio, was one of several days in February that Ancient Romans honored family or ancestors....
At 6,962 metres (22,840ft), Mt. Aconcagua is the tallest peak in the Americas and, nestled high in the Andes near...
February 22 - Some important events on this day 1632 👉🏼 Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" is...
Ajd literally means "heaten " in Slovenian, but it also denotes a sort of supernatural quality. This rock formation, known...
February 21 - Some important events on this day 1173 👉🏼 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury...
February 20 - Some important events on this day 1280 👉🏼 Japanese Imperial Court orders all temples and shrines to...
In Colombia, fast-food restaurants and street-food vendors invent all kinds of sauces and dressings to keep their customers coming back...
February 19 - Some important events on this day 356 👉🏼 Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples 1594 👉🏼...
The island of Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands. It is famous for its active volcano, Mount Teide,...
February 18 - Some important events on this day 1519 👉🏼 Hernán Cortés leaves Cuba for the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico...
In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr, a type of...
February 17 - Some important events on this day 1510 👉🏼 Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque first conquers the city...
When you see the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, you probably think, "Oh, what a beautiful lighthouse!" But – there is more,...
February 16 - Some important events on this day 374 👉🏼 9th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 600 👉🏼...
It was drawn 2,000 years ago and does not depict superheroes, cute little animals or thieves in a luxury car,...
Lupercalia was one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays, one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from...
February 15 - Some important events on this day 399 BC 👉🏼 Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the...
