The Taoist religious community, T'ien-shih Tao (the Way of the Celestial Master), was founded in Sichuan province, China in 142 CE by the first patriarch Chang Ling. Continue reading
Domesticated chickens
In India some 5.000 years ago, chickens were domesticated. Continue reading
English Coronation Ceremony for King James I
The first coronation conducted in English was for King James I of England held in Westminster Abbey, London, England in 1603. Continue reading
Pope born in England
Circa 1100 at Abbots Langley, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Elected a Pope on December 4, 1154. Continue reading
Theophrastus of Eresus
Theophrastus (/ˌθiːəˈfræstəs/; Greek: Θεόφραστος Theόphrastos; c. 371 – c. 287 BC), a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. Continue reading
Book of printed star charts
Published in 1540, Italian book, De Le Stelle Fisse (Of the Fixed Stars) was the first book of printed star charts, written by Alessandro Piccolomini, he identified the stars letters.
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New Year’s Greeting Printed by Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg printed a twelve-page pamphlet with the first New Year’s greeting at Mainz, Germany on December 1454. Continue reading
Probation system for criminals
This was the first such system in the world. Boston, MA, USA, in 1878, legally established a probation system for criminals as a judicial policy. Continue reading
Cryptanalysis Treatise Written in Arabic
Cryptanalysis treatise Kitab al-mu'amma (Book of Secret Language), was written by Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, Arabic philologist circa 750 in Basra, Iraq and author of the first Arabic dictionary. Continue reading
World Population Exceeds 6 Billion
That right folks, as of the year 1999, the world’s population exceeds 6 billion. Continue reading