The Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler was mainly composed between late 1887 and March 1888, though it incorporates music Mahler had composed for previous works. It was composed while Mahler was second conductor at the Leipzig Opera, Germany. The “Titan” referred to in Mahler’s Symphony No….
The first assassination attempt is made against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, armed with a dagger
Excerpt from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 18, 1878 The news comes from Italy that another would-be murderer has sought to kill King Umberto. The King was entering Naples, accompanied by the Premier, Signor Cairolli, when he was assailed by a man armed with a poniard. The Minister tried to…
Piercing the secret of O
October 28
[bible] Join me tonight, Friday, October 28, 2022, on Twitch at 9PM Eastern. Every day for the past 2 years, I have contemplated the world through history, by looking at the events that occurred On This Day, in the past few hundred years. I look at who was born today,…
Jane Lead
Sixty Propositions from Jane Lead in 1697, England
Jane Leade (1623–1704), an English prophetess and founder of the Philadelphian Society in 1652, authored profound writings about the spiritual preparation for Christ’s 1000-year reign on Earth. Although she is not officially counted among the seven latter-day messengers following Joanna Southcott, her work experienced a remarkable revival nearly three centuries…
Why Are People So Mean?
One of the principal questions the Universe attempts to answer.