‘To live each day as though one’s last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing – here is the perfection of character.’
On This Day
1573 – The Battle of Mikatagahara takes place in Japan resulting in Takeda Shingen defeating Tokugawa Ieyasu.
1755 – Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day, aka Students’ Day.
1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
More at: History
Got a History Question?
Have you an intriguing, fascinating or inspirational history question and answer? Then, we'd love to hear from you. The best ones, ideally with the source provided, will be posted on either the History Question of the Day or History Question of the Week.
SubmitHistoryWow’s Amazing History Tales
A short, sharp hit of history in audio format.
Currently playing on US radio.
This week's history tale.
Five American sailor brothers lost in one day
Listen to more than 120 additional history audios.
HistoryWow’s Quick Shot Videos
A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
The source for this HistoryWow video is: Oscar and Bosie - A Fatal Passion by Trevor Fisher; General Historical Texts.
Great Moments in American History
A new audio offering from HistoryWow.
The Richest American Gives It All Away
The Man Who Could Fly
America's help in the aftermath of World War One
Who Am I?
- I was born in Sinope, on the Black Sea, in 412 BCE.
- My father was a magistrate accused of “defacing the currency”, resulting in me being forced into poverty.
- I found that this enabled me to live in accordance with my belief in entire self-sufficiency.
- I spent a wandering life begging my way and sleeping in the open in any such shelter I could find, leading to me being dubbed a “Cynic” in Athens.
- I died, legend has it, by eating raw cuttlefish in order to prove that cooking it was unnecessary.
Last week’s answer:
Belisarius (circa 494-565)
More at: History
HistoryWow’s Highlighted Historical Quotation
“The newspaper’s function is not to instruct, but to startle.”
19th century US newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennett, founder of the New York Herald, first published in 1835.Source: Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg
More at: History
HistoryWow in the News
View hereHistoryWow’s Featured Historical Figure of Note
William Hull (1753-1825)American military commander. He surrendered United States troops at Detroit to the British during the War of 1812, dealing a severe blow to the American war effort. A court-martial found Hull guilty of cowardice and neglect of duty.
More at: History
© 2021 HistoryWow and the HistoryWow logo are trademarks. All Rights Reserved. | Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Legal Disclaimer | Contact Us