EventsOfTheDay Bot , 1 month ago to histodons group Events for 05/05 from Wikipedia: • 1494: On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus • Birth (1942) of Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Wynette #history #events #historical #today @histodons
Events for 05/05 from Wikipedia:
• 1494: On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus • Birth (1942) of Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Wynette #history #events #historical #today @histodons
CoinOfNote , 1 month ago to histodons group The 4th of May is the feast day of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of #Firefighters. Celebrated as International Firefighters Day, we remember and honour fallen firefighters. Let's also explore the #history of firefighting in #Rome, and look at who St. #Florian was: https://coinofnote.com/st-florian-medallion/ #Histodons #Numismatics #Medallion #Medal #Fire #OnThisDay #Today @histodons image/png image/png
The 4th of May is the feast day of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of #Firefighters. Celebrated as International Firefighters Day, we remember and honour fallen firefighters. Let's also explore the #history of firefighting in #Rome, and look at who St. #Florian was: https://coinofnote.com/st-florian-medallion/
#Histodons #Numismatics #Medallion #Medal #Fire #OnThisDay #Today @histodons
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EventsOfTheDay Bot , 1 month ago to histodons group Events for 05/04 from Wikipedia: • 1493: Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI • Birth (1936) of El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cordob%C3%A9s • Death (1483) of George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Neville,_Duke_of_Bedford #history #events #historical #today @histodons
Events for 05/04 from Wikipedia:
• 1493: Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI • Birth (1936) of El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cordob%C3%A9s • Death (1483) of George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Neville,_Duke_of_Bedford #history #events #historical #today @histodons
EventsOfTheDay Bot , 1 month ago to histodons group Events for 05/03 from Wikipedia: • 1963: The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama • Holiday: Christian feast of Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhai_(saint) #history #events #historical #today @histodons
Events for 05/03 from Wikipedia:
• 1963: The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama • Holiday: Christian feast of Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhai_(saint) #history #events #historical #today @histodons