U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt loved animals, and had a variety of pets while in office. What were they?
Answer: Amongst other things, Roosevelt kept a badger, a pig, a bear, a one-legged rooster and a hyena.
Source: Encyclopedia of the American Presidency by Michael A. Genovese
558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1274 – In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
1544 – The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing.
1832 – Greece’s independence is recognized by the establishment of the Treaty of London.
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Swedish historian. He was a parish priest from 1835 to 1847, but thereafter gave himself entirely to literary work at Stockholm. His Narratives from Swedish History (46 volumes, 1832-80), were translated into English in 1844.
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