Today in the Book of Days October birthstone: Opal, signifying hope. Said to bring bad luck to those not born in this month who wear it. (Some sources add rose...
Every day is a red-letter day! Below are some snippets from today in the Book of Days, featuring 366 days in 3.8+ million words. Click for today, your...
Today in the Book of Days 1869 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Indian leader and proponent of civil disobedience and pacifism as a means of...
From the Drachen' List Greetings from Genevieve, I recently came across this blog (mostly in French) dedicated to illuminated manuscripts. This particular post...
Today in the Book of Days Oschophoria, ancient Greece The Bearing of Green Branches to commemorate Theseus's return The Oschophoria was a festival in Attica,...
Today in the Book of Days Jejunium Cereris, Fast of Ceres, Roman Empire This was a fast introduced in 191 BCE by command of the Sibylline books (Livy xxvi....
http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Docs/WCHistory.html The History of Wheelchairs a.. 6th century - this is the earliest found image of a wheelchair. It...
Medieval History ... From: Melissa Snell - About.com Medieval History Guide To: shavaylah@... Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: About...
Thesmophoria, ancient Greece (Oct 5 - 7) This was a women's festival of Demeter ('barley mother') the Greek goddess of agriculture, health, birth and marriage....
Today in the Book of Days Mad Hatter Day, USA Inspired by the character of the Mad Hatter as depicted in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Mad...
Today in the Book of Days Feast day of the 'gay saints' According to legend, Sergius and Bacchus were two military martyrs, officers of the Roman Army on the...
Today in the Book of Days Feast day of St Keyne Keyne (Cain Wyry - Cain the virgin) (c. 461 - c. 505), a Celtic saint, was the daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog,...
Today in the Book of Days Leif Erikson Day, Norway, USA and elsewhere Leif Erikson, known as Leif the Lucky, the alleged European discoverer of America some...
Today in the Book of Days National Day (Double Tenth Day), Republic of China (on Taiwan) Double Tenth Day (pinyin: Shuang Shí Jié) is the national day of the...
Today in the Book of Days 1737 Hooghly River, Calcutta (now Kolkata), India: A deadly cyclone and storm surge of 13 m (42 ft) raced up the Hooghly River...
Today in the Book of Days 1875 Aleister Crowley (d. December 1, 1947), English occultist, mystic, writer, poet, astrologer, sexual revolutionary, painter,...
Medieval History ... From: Melissa Snell - About.com Medieval History Guide To: shavaylah@... Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:30 AM Subject: About...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/071012.html Why are pirates depicted with a parrot on their shoulder? What's the origin of the skull and crossbones pirate...
Today in the Book of Days Fontinalia, garlanding of fountains, Roman Empire Festival dedicated to Fontus (Fons), the god of wells and springs and son of...
Today in the Book of Days Vinternatsblót/Haustblót/Winter's Day, Norse (Viking/Ásatrú) In Norse mythology and Ásatrú, a blót is a sacred meal shared...
Today in the Book of Days National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, USA Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day was thought of by Robyn Bear. After...
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