March 22 in History 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. 238 – Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors. 871 – Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton. 1508 – Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator…
March 19 in History 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China. 1284 – The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.…
March 2 in History 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off. 986 – Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1444 – Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League…
February 13 in History 951 – Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou. 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of Rome. 1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on…
February 9 in History 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. 1555 – Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. 1621 – Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. 1654 – The Capture of Fort Rocher takes…
Woodrow Wilson (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (This quiz is about the 28th President of USA.) Woodrow Wilson Quiz Questions 1) When did Woodrow Wilson begin his second term as President of USA? a) 20 January 1910 b) 4 March 1912 c) 4…
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A political cartoon of Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln, 1865. The caption reads (Johnson to the former rail-splitter): Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it…
Colombia Quiz Questions 1) Which country separated from Colombia in 1903? a) Ecuador b) Guatemala c) Panama d) Peru 2) How was Colombia known in 1861? a) United States of New Granada b) United States of Colombia c) Dominion of…
Samuel Tilden who was Democratic candidate in USA Presidential Election 1876. He was cheated of Presidency.) Samuel Tilden Quiz Questions 1) When was Samuel Tilden born? a) 9 February 1814 b) 21 June 1818 c) 7 August 1810 d) 20…
1) Who was the Democratic Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008? a) Barak Obama b) Hillary Clinton c) John Edwards d) John Kerry 2) Who was the Republican Party’s candidate for President for USA Presidential Election 2008?…