Today In Fact, 26 August
The father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier was born today 1743. He was always going…
Today In Fact, 25 August
Saint Genesius of Rome was a comedian and actor who worked in a series of…
Today In Fact, 24 August
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower…
Today In Fact, 23 August
In the last years of the Soviet Union, Gorbachov instituted a movement called Glasnost or…
Today In Fact, 22 August
Perhaps one the world’s most nuanced ethical thinkers was born this day in 1874 in…
Today In Fact, 21 August
My great grandfather, Papa Yakob Kuenzler of the Armenians lived and worked with his wife,…
Today In Fact, 20 August
I was hanging about upper campus at the University of Cape Town back in 1983…
Today In Fact, 19 August
Two famous witch trials are linked to this day. In 1612, the trial against the…
Today In Fact, 18 August
Father Urbain Grandier was burned at the stake in Loudon on this day in 1634….
Today In Fact, 17 August
Marcus Garvey and David Koresh share a birthday today. Garvey was a Jamaican born in…
Today In Fact, 16 August
The day of Peterloo and Marikana. Peterloo was a massacre of organized workers seeking changes…
Today In Fact, 15 August
One of the more curious dogmas of the Catholic Church is that Mary, Jesus’ mother…
Today In Fact, 14 August
At university I stayed for a while at the Catholic residence called Kolbe House. I…
Today In Fact, 13 August
What would make a very clever man do something stupid? Michael Servetus was a Spaniard…
Today In Fact, 12 August
Three types of death can use this day. The first is suicide. Cleopatra, the last…
Today In Fact, 11 August
Armenians trace their beginnings as a nation to Hayk, a legendary hero after whom the…
Today In Fact, 10 August
In 1270 on this day, an ancestor of mine was crowned king of kings in…
Today In Fact, 9 August
Brother Andre of Quebec was born this day in 1845. One of 13 children, Andre…
Today In Fact, 8 August
Doctor Bob’s birthday in 1879 is a good day for alcoholics and addicts everywhere. His…
Today In Fact, 7 August
A day for dancing and Zees. The famous and iconic honey trap spy, Mata Hari…
Today In Fact, 6 August
The only man to have been the Emperor of two empires at the same time,…
Today In Fact, 05 August
Today in 1962, Nelson Mandela is jailed, he would not be release until 1990. It…
Today In Fact, 04 August
Mad dog day. Sithney was a legendary holy man in Cornwall. Upon his death, God…
Today In Fact, 03 August
Martyrs are not kamikaze. A martyr does not harm those who persecute them. A martyr…
Today In Fact, 02 August
When I was young and feckless, there was fad amongst some of our less cool…
Today In Fact, 01 August
A great day of freedom and liberty. Catholics around the World celebrate today as St….
Today In Fact, 31 July
There is much loose talk about artificial intelligence. Various geeks and university types have set-up…
Today In Fact, 30 July
The day of Zorro. The founder of Mexico was executed today in 1811. Hidalgo whose…
Today In Fact, 29 July
Ok so Mussolini’s birthday in 1888 needs to have a something perhaps a little less…
Today In Fact, 28 July
Tupperware Day Earl Tupper was born this day in 1907 in a small New Hampshire…
Today In Fact, 27 July
Australia Fraudster Day Johann Friedrich Hohenberger was just 22 when he started working as contractor…
Today In Fact, 26 July
Ferdinand Tönnies was born today in 1855. A deep and interesting thinker, while reading Hobbes,…
Today In Fact, 25 July
I had a student called Alfred who became a friend and business partner. Alfred died…
Today In Fact, 24 July
Ezechiel Ramin was born into a humble family in Italy in 1954. From his school…
Today In Fact, 23 July
Two African leaders are linked to this day. Ras Tafari Makonnen was born today in…