Topical Tens

Bloomsday. The events of James Joyce's novel Ulysses take place on 16 June 1904. Joyce fans will be celebrating today by retracing the ...

Today is the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Some things you might not know about this historic document: There is an old j...

Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, was born on this date in 1811. Here are some of the things that she said. W...

The ancient Greeks celebrated this date as the birthday of the Muses. 10 things you might not know about them: In Greek mythology, ...

In the Philippines today is Independence Day, from  Spain  in 1898. Here are 10 things you might not know about the Philippines. The...

Ben Jonson, the playwright and poet, was born on this date in 1572. 10 quotes from him: To speak and to speak well, are two things...

Today is Portugal’s National Day, commemorating the death of national literary icon Luis de Camoes in 1580. He wrote an epic poem about his...