Today, Sunday September 18th, an unexpected blessing hit me. This is how it struck.

Brief trip in the eventful life of Princess Diana.

The death toll of the shooting and crowd stampede ranged from 90 (the official figure) and 4,000 (Gapon’s estimate). Most historians believe around 1,000 died. The slaughter caused outrage, transforming the strike wave into the 1905 revolution. It also discredited the Tsar’s rule and increased hatred of the regime.

Thoughts on a publication once widely read in rural Newfoundland.

The days of the week and the year we are currently using are roughly based on a calendar devised by Greeks and revised by the Romans. The Pontifices, up to the time of Julius Caesar had the power to regulate the calendar. They sometimes even lengthened or shortened it as a means to extend or cut short the term of office of political person they liked or disliked.