Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred buildings.
25th January 1947: Patent filed for the first interactive electronic game
25th January 2020
Pope Pius V issued the Papal bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy.
The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.
Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX’s election by the Papal conclave of 1846 came at a time of significant political unrest across Europe.
Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant Reformation.
Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the Papacy.
The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.
The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day mass.
12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor
12th July 2020
11th July 1922: The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles
11th July 2020
10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth
10th July 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018