January 4 in History 46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1717 – The Netherlands, Great Britain, and…
January 3 in History 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to make sacrifices to the Roman gods. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. 1653 – By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.…
January 2 in History AD 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation…
January 1 in History During the Middle Ages under the influence of the Catholic Church, many countries in western Europe decided to move the start of the year to one of several important Christian festivals – December 25 (the Nativity of Jesus), March…
Flannery O’Connor was an American writer. She wrote two novels and 32 short stories. Her Complete Stories won the 1972 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. 1. What was Flannery O’Connor’s first name? a) Hilda b) Mary c) Stephanie d)…
James Alfred Van Allen Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was James Alfred Van Allen born? a) 4 February 1924 b) 2 April 1918 c) 7 September 1914 d) 28 December 1912 2. Where was James Alfred Van…
Kurt Waldheim Quiz Questions 1. When was Kurt Waldheim secretary general of United Nations? a) 1972-1981 b) 1945-1949 c) 1951-1960 d) 1961-1970 2. When was Kurt Waldheim born? a) 12 January 1919 b) 7 April 1914 c) 17 July 1918…
George Herbert Hitchings Quiz Questions 1. When did George Herbert Hitchings get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1978 b) 1962 c) 1988 d) 1984 2. When was George Herbert Hitchings born? a) 9 February 1907 b) 18 April 1905 c)…
Eisaku Sato Quiz Questions 1. When was Eisaku Sato Prime Minister of Japan? a) 1943-1948 b) 1964-1972 c) 1974-1977 d) 1969-1973 2. When was Eisaku Sato born? a) 27 March 1901 b) 1 April 1900 c) 9 August 1902 d)…
Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions Image of Andrew Huxley 2005, Trinity College Cambridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine? a) 1958 b) 1949 c) 1963 d) 1975 2. When was Andrew Huxley born? a)…