
Tiananmen Square rally shakes China
On this day in 1989 a pro-democracy student rally began in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Popular support for the rally grew rapidly and there were similar rallies,... Read More

Sandro Botticelli burns his paintings
On this day in 1510 the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli died. Very little detail is known about his life: he was apprenticed to Fra Lippo... Read More