Today In History — 1920: The King of Greece Dies From a Monkey Bite
One Hundred Twenty-Four Years Ago, a Malicious Macaque Merked a Monarch There are any number of major historical events that have taken place on the 25th day of October over…
Golden Achievers — Peter Roget
Part of Our Ongoing Series About Folks Who Achieved Great Things After Their 50th Birthday Peter Mark Roget -- a distinguished English physician, natural theologian and lexicographer -- made significant…
Today In History — 1305: William Wallace Is Executed
Examining the Life, Death and Legacy of a Scottish Hero Depiction of William Wallace in Stained Glass, At the Wallace Monument, Stirling ScotlandPhoto By Otter - Own work, CC BY-SA…
Today in History — 1914: The Assassination That Sparked the First World War
A Look Back at the Event Which Was the Catalyst for the Great War The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -- the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne -- was…
Golden Achievers: Paul Cézanne — A Late-Blooming Master
Part of Our Ongoing Series About Folks Who Achieved Great Things Later in Life 1899 Image of Paul Cezanne By Unknown Public Domain Via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95955164 Art has never…