8 of History’s Greatest Love Affairs
History is full of sweeping love affairs, from Antony and Cleopatra to Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and many more ...
Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...
Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and who was Saint Valentine?
Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...
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Here’s the dark and mysterious story behind Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so ...
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Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
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Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
"When Numa Pompilius took reign [of Rome], he decided to make the calendar more accurate by lining it up with the year’s 12 lunar cycles," according to the ... came Julius Ceasar. Caesar adds ...
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'I had to be pieced back together.' Metro Schools teacher acquitted of sexual battery after years of waiting
In January, after three difficult years of waiting for the case to go to trial, the former teacher was acquitted. It took a ...
Lovers, famous and infamous
Legends surround love, that crazy feeling that can inspire the most beautiful songs, but also the most terrible wars. History is full of famous love stories.The most famous gay couple of antiquity ...