June 29, 1613: Shakespeare’s Jewel Burns Down

The Globe Theatre, an iconic symbol of the English Renaissance and intimately associated with William Shakespeare, experienced a devastating fire on June 29, 1613. This fire not only obliterated a physical landmark of Elizabethan theater but also marked a significant moment in the history…

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June 27, 1905: The ‘Potemkin’ Makes History

Hungry sailors are not to be trifled with. That’s what happened aboard the Russian battleship the Potemkin on June 27, 1905. Spoiled meat sparked a storm of rebellion that echoed across revolutionary-minded Russia.  The US Naval Institute helps contextualize things: “For a century before 1905, Imperial Russia was…

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