On This Day in History: March 20 In 1345, scholars at the University of Paris believed that the conjunction of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn caused the Black Death. In reality, […]
Historical Events on Feb 28
On This Day in History: February 28 On this day in 1700, Sweden adopted the Swedish calendar, which skipped February 29 and went straight to March 1. In 1704, a […]
Historical Events on Feb 26
On This Day in History: February 26 On this day in 1266, the Battle of Benevento took place in southern Italy, where the forces of Manfred of Sicily clashed with […]