Galileo Galilei causes consternation
On this day in 1564 the Italian astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei was born. Galileo has been called the Father of Modern Science although during... Read More
Sir John Suckling’s card scam
On this day in 1609 the Cavalier poet Sir John Suckling was born. A soldier as well as a poet, he is famous as the... Read More
Sir Thomas More listens to his conscience
On this day in 1478 Sir Thomas More, humanist, writer and statesman was born. More was a great scholar and a pious man who had,... Read More
Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare’s rival
On this day in 1564 the playwright Christopher Marlowe was born. Shakespeare was born the same year and the two are often compared. Marlowe’s plays... Read More
Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands up for his beliefs
On this day in 1906 the cleric, theologian and anti-Nazi pacifist Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born into a large and loving family in Germany. With the... Read More
Buddy Holly’s last flight
On this day in 1959 the American singer Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash. It was the ‘day the music died’ for thousands... Read More
Langston Hughes champions racial equality
On this day in 1903 the American poet Langston Hughes was born. Hughes was of mixed race and was highly influential in the Harlem Renaissance.... Read More