Protestant

Someone following the western non-Catholic Christian belief systems inspired by the Protestant Reformation.

Fact of the Day

Pounds, shillings and pence were rooted in Roman librae, solidi and denarii. This is where the abbreviation LSD comes from.

"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by two emperors. I am a little tired."

~ Napoleon after Austerlitz

1598 Playwright Ben Jonson was put on trial for manslaughter after killing fellow actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.

1692 The last people accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem were hanged.

1735 Robert Walpole became the first British Prime Minister to occupy 10 Downing Street.