1281: During Kublai Khan’s second Mongol invasion of Japan, his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near the Japanese coast 1842: US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with […]
By Martin Banks The European Union is providing an additional €10.5 million in humanitarian aid for people affected by the conflict in Myanmar.
By Martin Banks Belgian sailor Quentin Debois hopes to make waves in yet another world record attempt.
By Martin Banks The European Commission says it has approved the registration of three new Protected designation of origin. From Spain, the Commission registered two geographical indications. ‘Pernil Cerretà’ is a meat product from Catalonia, consisting of a hind-leg ham from a ‘white’ (non-Iberian) breed of pig. It is trimmed into a rounded shape and then cured […]
1521: Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc in Tenochtitlan, bringing the Aztec Empire to an end 1536: Buddhist monks from Kyoto’s Enryaku-ji Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536) 1642: Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars’s southern polar […]
By Martin Banks Filippo La Vecchia is widely recognised as one of Brussels’ top Italian chefs. But his rise to the top has been from easy – he’s had to overcome everything from a health pandemic and economic crises to terrorist attacks on the city.
By Martin Banks MEPs have welcomed moves to fill a “vacuum” that they say left children “unprotected.”
Greek authorities are investigating why Igoumenitsa has emerged as an entry point for large shipments of Spanish hydroponic cannabis, known as skunk. On July 28, a trained coast guard dog found 92.5 kilograms hidden in sealed packages inside boxes marked “fragile” on a truck arriving from Italy. The network’s expected profit exceeded €2 million. Since […]
1121: Battle of Didgori: Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the renowned Seljuk commander Ilghazi 1480: Ottoman troops conquer Otranto in southern Italy after a 15-day siege, killing 12,000, enslaving 5,000, and beheading 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam 1851: American inventor Isaac Singer patents his famous […]
By Martin Banks MEPs have called for action on “various levels” to prevent a repeat of events in Ceuta.
