MessageToEagle.com – Cyrus the Great ordered the construction of Pasargadae during 559-530 BC. It was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire – one of the largest empires in
MessageToEagle.com – On October 24, 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was ratified. It was drafted earlier on May 8, 1360 between King Edward III of England and King
MessageToEagle.com – In the Valley of The Queens, tombs were cut into the hills from the 19th Dynasty onwards for the princes, queens and some royal children of
MessageToEagle.com – Lugal-anne-mundu (Lugalannemundu) (ca. 25th century BC) was a powerful king and a great leader, who restored Sumer to its former glory. His influence spread over a
MessageToEagle.com – On October 23, 1919, Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist was born. Andronikos discovered the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander III the
MessageToEagle.com – On October 22, 1797, first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris, was made by André-Jacques Garnerin. A balloonist and student of
MessageToEagle.com – On October 21, 1600, the first shogun of the Tokugawa family began his reign in Japan. This day is often considered the beginning of the Tokugawa
MessageToEagle.com – An untouched by looters through several millennia, a remarkable, intact tomb was discovered by Leonard Woolley during his excavations at the “Royal Cemetery of Ur” between
MessagetoEagle.com – On October 20, 1632, Sir Christopher Wren – one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history – was born. He was a man of
MessageToEagle.com – Prominent figure in the Egyptian mythology is represented by Anubis, one of immortal gods of the ancient Egyptian beliefs. In the underworld, he was the protector
MessageToEagle.com – On October 19, 1386, Heidelberg University was established in 1386 and is Germany’s oldest university. The university was established on instruction of Pope Urban VI and
MessageToEagle.com – On October 18, 1931, inventor Thomas Edison died. Edison – known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park” is considered by many the worlds’ greatest inventor. He
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient city of Enkomi flourished in the Late Bronze Age and was possibly the capital of Alashiya (Alasia), a Late Bronze Age country and kingdom located
MessageToEagle.com – White Temple was located in the sacred precinct of the god Anu in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk (now, Warka), Iraq, which was home of
MessageToEagle.com – On October 17, 1604, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus. Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler’s Supernova, was a supernova of
MessageToEagle.com – On October 16, 1758, Noah Webster, Jr. “Father of American Scholarship and Education”, was born. He was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political
MessageToEagle.com – Mercury is a liquid metal and we know it as quicksilver. It is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard temperature and pressure. Mercury
MessageToEagle.com – On October 15, 1211, the Battle of the Rhyndacus was fought between the main successor states of the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire and the Byzantine
MessageToEagle.com – Lemminkainen is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with liking for women
MessageToEagle.com – On October 13th, 1307, King Philip IV of France, in league with Pope Clement V ordered the arrest of all Templars in the Kingdom of France;
MessageToEagle.com – More than a thousand of years, Babylon (in Akkadian “Babilim” means “Gate of God”) was the symbol of power, greatness and destruction. For over one thousand
MessageToEagle.com – On the night of 11 October 1942, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, sent a major supply and
MessageToEagle.com – On October 10, 1986, a tiny asteroid – Asteroid 3753, later named Cruithne – was discovered by Duncan Waldron, a Scottish planetarium astronomer, photographer. While searching for
MessageToEagle.com – On October 9, 1410, a fascinating mechanical wonder Prague astronomical clock was mentioned for the first time. In the Middle Ages, the Old Town astronomical clock
