Arthurian

Relating to, or characteristic of, King Arthur.

Fact of the Day

So rebellious were moustaches in 1850s Naples that the carabinieri could drag men into barbers and have them forcibly shaved.

Quote of the Day

"They have done for me at last, Hardy. "

~ Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar

On This Day

41 Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula (Little Boots) was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard he bullied.

76 The future Roman Emperor Hadrian was born in Spain. He was considered one of the 'Five Good Emperors'.

1848 James Marshall discovered gold along the banks of Sutter's Creek, sparking the California Gold Rush.

1943 In Casablanca President Roosevelt and Prime Miniter Winston Churchill concluded that only unconditional surrender by the Nazis would end the war.

1965 Winston Churchill died after suffering a severe stroke nine days earlier. He was 90 years old.

1972 Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered hiding in the jungles of Guam, unaware that World War II had ended.