Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth place: Marktl am Inn, Germany Birth name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Father: ...

This wonderful commemorative concert, marking the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, will be hard to surpass ...

However, the continent’s ancient history, shaped by royal dynasties, also gave rise to some of the most notable castles in the world.   Like pages out of a storybook, some of the famous castles in ...

Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place them—more or less—in the 4th century BCE, when the Battle of Thermopylae took place. It was one of the key ...

For history buffs (or anyone who enjoys a good story), the Washington County Historic Courthouse is a must-visit. Perched ...

Original edition from my own archives Source : Buch für Alle 1888 The storming of St. Privat by the Guards and Saxons on the evening of August 18, 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War Illustration from ...

Therefore, apart from his mother tongue and ancient Greek, Anastasios spoke English, French, German, and Albanian ... of Ukraine (2013). The Order of St. John Vladimirov of the Patriarchate ...

Winter is a scenic time to visit Germany. it’s a fact German winters can be cold (below zero) but it’s a great time to rug up ...

On the day he was introduced as the St. John’s basketball coach, Rick Pitino took note of his surroundings. His news conference had taken place at Madison Square Garden, and the Garden has ...

Feb. 19 marks the anniversary of an executive order that led to the involuntary detention of thousands of Japanese-Americans ...

In the first meeting, a one-point Bluejays victory, St. John’s (21-4, 12-2) had no answer for big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, the three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

How a group of Florentine businessmen became the founders of an order that would span continents and centuries.