Ukraine for collectors

On February 7, 1497, on Fat Tuesday, at the instigation of the religious reformer Girolamo Savonarola, at the Signoria Square in Florence, the “Vanity Bonfire” ceremony was held, burning secular books, musical instruments, playing cards and bones...

February 6, 1663 in England began chasing gold guinea. The proclamation of King Charles II on March 27, 1663, gave the coin the status of the main gold coin of the kingdom. 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of San Domingo - the battle between the...

On February 5, 1585, the Assumption Stavropigh Brotherhood was founded in Lviv - a national-religious public organization of Orthodox Ukrainian and Greek burghers of Lviv. Its charter established for the brotherhood the right of superiority over other...

On February 4, 1789 in Philadelphia, at a meeting of electors representing 10 of 11 states, ratified the US Constitution, unanimously, with 69 votes, the first president of the United States of America was elected - George Washington, Commander of the...

February 2, 1141 the battle of Lincoln was held between supporters of King Stephen and Queen Matilda of Scotland. Stephen's army was defeated, and the king himself was captured, which allowed Matilde to seize power in England. 1348 - Battle of Ströva...

On February 1, 1411, the First Peace of Torun was concluded between the Teutonic Order, on the one hand, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - on the other. He completed the Great War of 1409-1411, which led to the defeat of the Order...

On January 31, 1893, the Coca-Cola trademark is registered with the US Patent Office. In 1886, pharmacist John Pemberton presented a new product to investors, Coca-Cola, consisting of water, sugar, caffeine, extracts of coca leaves and cola nuts, and...

On January 30, 1703, according to the legend, the revenge of forty-seven samurai — the former vassals of the Ako clan — for their lord occurred in Edo. The story tells how forty-seven ronin prepared and implemented a plan of revenge for Kira Kodzuke no...

January 29, 1635, Cardinal Richelieu founds the French Academy. It originated as a private company in 1625 in the house of Valentine Conrar. The Academy was created "to make French not only elegant, but also able to interpret all the arts and...

On January 28, 1813, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published. It belongs to the books of classical literature that readers like most: at the beginning of the 21st century, more than 20 million copies have been sold in the world. 1900 - the...