We’re going back a way today, but on this day in 1095 CE, Pope Urban II made a speech at the Council of Clermont calling for a great crusade to Palestine. The goal of this crusade would be for European Christians to win back locations important to Christianity that were under the control of the […]
Month: November 2019
Wilhelm Röntgen Discovers X-rays
November 8 is an important anniversary in the history of science, technology, and medicine. On this day in 1895 a German scientist named Wilhelm Röntgen discovered x-rays in his lab (by experimenting with the help of his wife) in Wurzburg. A true scientist, Wilhelm Röntgen dubbed the energy waves he discovered x-rays because the letter […]
The Connally Resolution Approved by the US Senate
It’s a fair bet that most of my readers have no idea what the Connally Resolution was or did. At least, not by that name. On November 5 of 1943, the US Senate approved the Connally Resolution, sponsored by Tom Connally of Texas, a five-sentence document. The fourth sentence read as follows: “That the Senate […]
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Opens
On November 1 of 1512, one of the most sublime artistic creations in history, the ceiling paintings of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, opened for public viewing. The masterpiece appears on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (named for Pope Sixtus IV, who ordered the chapel built in 1479), which is part of the Vatican Palace in […]