Archive for March 13th, 2010

This short story is apparently true and was sent to me by a friend.
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next… »

In 607, A.D., the 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet.
In 1493, Columbus leaves Lisbon, Portugal
In 1519, Cortez lands in Mexico.
In 1591, Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai.
In 1607, The 12th recorded passage of Halley’s Comet occurs.
In 1639, Harvard University was named for clergyman John Harvard (was… »