In 1227, Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of ...Read More
- Virginia Dare, first English settler born in the American colonies, in 1587
- explorer Meriwether Lewis in 1774
- Chicago department store founder Marshall Field in ...Read More
Today is Thursday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2022 with 135 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and ...Read More
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