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Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette This is your morning Open Thread. Pour your favorite beverage and review the past and comment on the future. Find the past "On This Day in History" here. Click on image to enlarge June 12 is the 163rd day...

1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis. 1381 – Peasants’ Revolt: In England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 1418 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil...

Today in in History – January 15 in History 1624 Riots flare in Mexico when it is announced that all churches are to be closed. 1811 In a secret session, Congress plans to annex Spanish East Florida. 1865 Union troops capture Fort Fisher, North...

One of the things that often frustrates me is the people who pose questions with the perceived goal of looking for an excuse to be disloyal. They come up with all sorts of hypothetical situations, asking if, under these certain circumstances, would rebellion...

1510 – The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor. 1551 – National University...