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Oct 18, 20215 min read

Oct 4 Rembrandt - painter of the soul

Today in 1669 we travel to Holland where we remember the death of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Rembrandt was...

Jul 30, 20213 min read

July 30 Johann Sebastian Bach

Today in 1750 the body of Johan Sebastian Bach was laid to rest in an unmarked grave at the churchyard of St. John’s, Leipzig. The...

Jul 19, 20214 min read

July 19 Great Fire of Rome and the death of Peter & Paul

On the 17th of July in the year 63 a Great Fire broke among the shops lining the Circus Maximus, Rome’s chariot stadium. It seemed as...

Jul 12, 20214 min read

July 12 The Fall of Jerusalem and Destroying the Temple

Today we remember how in AD 70 the armies of the Roman Emperor Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege, starting...

May 31, 20214 min read

June 1 The Dead Sea Scrolls

A Bedouin shepherd throwing a stone into a cave on the shore of the Dead Sea was puzzled by the cracking sound within. Investigating he...

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