Events 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant burn to death after the Fall of Montségur. 1621 – Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, “Welcome, Englishmen! My name… Read More
Introduction Around 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year and if you are one of them, you may wonder how quickly you can get back to your fitness routine. Your medical team will be able to tell you when to start and what form of exercise your routine should take. In the… Read More
Introduction The AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS) was designed to provide a reliable and survivable emergency communications method for the United States National Command Authority, using a UHF repeater placed atop a Blue Scout rocket or Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). ERCS was deactivated as a communication means when President George H.W. Bush… Read More
Introduction Dead Hand (Russian: Система «Периметр», Systema “Perimetr”, lit. “Perimeter” System, with the GRAU Index 15E601, Cyrillic: 15Э601), also known as Perimeter, is a Cold War-era automatic nuclear weapons-control system (similar in concept to the American AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System) that was used by the Soviet Union. The system remains in use in the… Read More
Events 474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years’ truce. 45 BC – Caesar wins his last victory over Pompey’s armies, defeating the great general’s sons, Sextus and Gnaeus at Munda. 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place.… Read More
Events 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary’s western borderland. 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne, during the French Wars of Religion. 1647… Read More
Events 1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years’ War. 1591 – At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one. 1697 – Nojpetén, capital of the… Read More
