Introduction Yoga is widely embraced as a complementary activity by athletes from a wide variety of sports, including basketball, football, and triathletes. Just a few celebrity athletes who regularly practice this millenary activity include LeBron James, Steven Jackson, and Blake Griffin. Yoga is known to help quell pain and boost strength and flexibility, but it can also… Read More
Events 868 – A copy of the Diamond Sutra is printed in China, making it the oldest known dated printed book. 1502 – Christopher Columbus leaves on his fourth and last voyage (till 07 November 1504). 1745 – War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army. 1792 – Robert Gray commands the… Read More
Introduction Frank Luke Jr. (19 May 1897 to 29 September 1918) was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker during World War I. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honour and the first USAAS… Read More
Events 1291 – Scottish nobles recognise the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king. 1294 – Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthoned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty. 1497 – Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. 1503 – Christopher Columbus visits the… Read More
Events 1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. 1386 – England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force. 1540 – Hernando de Alarcón… Read More
Events 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. 413 – Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and… Read More
Introduction The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub.L. 65-150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted 16 May 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative… Read More
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