Category: History
History Timeline: January 28 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explodes seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all…
History Timeline: January 27 1302 Dante exiled from Florence. 1956 RCA Records releases “Heartbreak Hotel” – Elvis Presley’s…
History Timeline: January 26 1492 The Jewish Bible known as Pentateuch is printed in Bologna, Italy 1531…
History Timeline: January 25 1554 City of São Paulo in Brazil is founded. 1840 US Naval expedition…
History Timeline: January 24 41 Claudius Caesar succeeds his nephew Caligula as Emperor of Rome after his…
History Timeline: January 23 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake in China kills 830,000 people, the deadliest in recorded history….
Pisco Sour Pisco is a brandy from either Peru or Chile. Both countries lay claims to its…
Vowel Cocktail I cannot speak highly enough about this book, Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh….
Prohibition January 17, 1920 Prohibition in the United States began. This made the production, sale and consumption…
Tsunami A Tsunami is an underground earthquake in the ocean which causes massive waves up to 100+…
Raines Law Room An authentic speakeasy which was in operation since Prohibition, is Raines Law Room on…
Martini The Martini is probably the most basic, iconic cocktail of all time. And though its simply…