Did You Know? King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeated William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk on July 22, 1298. LEARN MORE.
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Thus Giving Us the Really *Bad* Movie, “Inherit the Wind”
Did You Know? In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100 at the conclusion of the Scopes Monkey Trial on July 21, 1925. LEARN MORE.
First Men on the Moon
Did You Know? Apollo 11 successfully made the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon almost 7 hours later. (US Time) LEARN MORE.
Rosin Up Your Bow
Did You Know? Great Fire of Rome: a fire began to burn in the merchant area of Rome on July 19, A.D. 64, and soon burned completely out of control. According to a popular, but untrue legend, Nero fiddled as the city burned. He may well have set it, however, though he tried to pin the blame on Christians. LEARN MORE.
Papal Infallibility Declared
Did You Know? The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility on July 18, 1870. LEARN MORE.
A Day of Shame in Catholic History
Did You Know? The Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople by assault on July 17, 1203. The Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile. LEARN MORE.
The Schism Was Underway Anyway, but This Really Makes Me Wish We Had Time Travel
Did You Know? On July 16, 1054, three Roman legates broke relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches through the act of placing an invalidly-issued Papal Bull of Excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the start of the East-West Schism. LEARN MORE.
And Thus the Secrets of Ancient Egypt Were Opened Up to Us
Did You Know? The Rosetta Stone was found July 15, 1799 in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign. LEARN MORE.
I’m Sure Margaret Sanger Was Smiling
Did You Know? The Nazi eugenics began July 14, 1933 with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. LEARN MORE.
Four Letters Too Many
Did You Know? The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles on July 13, 1923. It originally reads “Hollywoodland ” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949. LEARN MORE.
