MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers at Indiana University recently found that a galaxy nicknamed Leoncino, or “little lion,” contains the lowest level of heavy chemical elements, or “metals,” ever observed in

MessageToEagle.com – On May 16, 1863, Battle of Champion Hill was fought. It was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. 32,000 advancing Union soldiers

MessageToEagle.com – Baba Yaga (Baba Jaga) is the archetypal witch from Slavic folklore and beliefs. Baba Yaga lives somewhere inside or just outside a forest in a small cottage that

MessageToEagle.com – Clapping is a common international behavior when we wish to show our appreciation of something. It’s something we simply do, especially when we are in large groups.

MessageToEagle.com – Physicists and astronomers from the University of Texas at Arlington have now solved the mystery of a 2,500 year-old poem written by Sappho. With help of sophisticated

MessageToEagle.com – In 1998, an intriguing discovery of thirteen stone stelae was made in Hakkari by a local resident. Hakkâri (also called Julemerg) is a city and capital of

MessageToEagle.com – On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English amateur astronomer observed a celestial phenomenon that would be known as Baily’s Beads. On this day in May 1836, Baily

MessageToEagle.com – The ancient Irish had their own version of the Olympic Games called the Tailteann Games. In an area along the banks of the Blackwater River in County

MessageToEagle.com – The Coyote is very prominent animal in many Native American legends. The basis of his character is the same in all myths; however, certain character traits of

MessageToEagle.com  – Florida is once again revealing more of its ancient secrets. Archaeologists have discovered 14,500 year-old artifacts in an ancient sinkhole in Florida. The finding could re-write history

MessageToEagle.com – The Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts bringing thousands of ancient manuscripts making them available as open source material online. The digital library contains images of approximately 5,000

MessageToEagle.com – On May 14, in 1787, fifty-five State delegates from every state – except Rhode Island – met in Philadelphia to convene a Federal Convention (Constitutional Convention). This

MessageToEagle.com – Queen Semiramis was one of the most interesting, famous and powerful figures in ancient history and yet, her life is shrouded in mystery because very little is

MessageToEagle.com – Capoeira is an ancient martial art that is unusual because it resembles more dancing than fighting. Capoeira was originally invented hundreds of years ago in Brazil by West

MessageToEagle.com – A faraway object nicknamed “Snow White” is considerably larger than scientists had thought, and is in fact the third-largest dwarf planet in the solar system, a new

MessageToEagle.com – On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots and those of the Earl of Moray, her half-brother,

MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Scottish legends tell of mysterious supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch. Half humanoid, half mermen these odd beings used to frighten

MessageToEagle.com – All readers of MessageToEagle.com now have the chance to win the interesting book: Middle Eastern Mythology by: S. H. Hooke! The book contains legends of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians,

MessageToEagle.com – Located 25 miles south of Cairo, Egypt, the 4,600-year-old Bent pyramid was one of the earliest to be built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. In October

MessageToEagle.com – On May 12, 1820,‘Lady with the Lamp’ – Florence Nightingale was born. She was a great person, widely acknowledged as the pioneer of modern nursing; she was also a proficient mathematician.

MessageToEagle.com – Humans and birds have used celestial object visible in the night sky for navigation since ancient times, but did you know some insects also rely on

MessageToEagle.com – In the vicinity of Meteora, a beautiful and strange rock formation in ancient Greece there are a number of intriguing ancient caves. One of them is the

MessageToEagle.com – When the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century they discovered the ancient Maya, as well as the Aztecs were fond of sweet houses. To the ancient Maya,

MessageToEagle.com – The Romans established Londinium on the current site of the City of London around 43 AD. The first definite mention of the city refers to the year 60 AD and

MessageToEagle.com – On May 11, 868, the Diamond Sutra was published in northern China. This priceless religious teaching survives as the oldest dated, printed book. The manuscript was one of many discovered in the