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Aug 17, 20213 min read

Aug 15 Cologne Cathedral - 632 years in the making

Today in 1880 Cologne Cathedral was finished. It was Germany's largest cathedral and for four years it was the tallest building in the...

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...

Apr 23, 20216 min read

Apr 24 Baptism of St Augustine

Today we remember how Augustine of Hippo was baptised by Ambrose in Milan as a 33 year old man - a 'late convert'. His writings and his...

Apr 21, 20213 min read

Apr 22 'In God we Trust' and coins in the USA

Today in 1864 the Coinage Act was passed in Washington DC of this law, the phrase "In God We Trust" first appeared, on the two-cent coin...

Feb 9, 20211 min read

Feb 9 Unexploded Bomb in Genoa Cathedral

Today in 1941 a targeting error by a gunnery officer on board a British warship some thirteen miles offshore caused an armour-piercing...

Feb 6, 20213 min read

Feb 6 Cristeros War

Today we go back to year 1927 and remember the death of Matteo Correa Magallanes an innocent Victim of Mexico's Cristeros War. An...

Jan 30, 20213 min read

Jan 23 - The Netherlands Splits

Today in 1579 a treaty was signed by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and the province (but not the city) of Groningen which effectively split...

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