On This Day
1328 – The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.
The House of Gonzaga (US: /ɡənˈzɑːɡə, ɡɒn-, -ˈzæɡ-/,[2] Italian: [ɡonˈdzaːɡa]) is an Italian princely family that ruled Mantua, in northern Italy, from 1328 to 1708. They also ruled Monferrato in Piedmont and Nevers in France, as well as many other lesser fiefs throughout Europe. The family includes a saint, twelve cardinals and fourteen bishops. Two Gonzaga descendants became empresses of the Holy Roman Empire (Eleonora Gonzaga and Eleonora Gonzaga-Nevers), and one became queen of Poland (Marie Louise Gonzaga).
Born On This Day
1864 – Elsie Inglis, Scottish surgeon and suffragette (d. 1917)[10]
Elsie Maud Inglis (16 August 1864 – 26 November 1917) was a Scottish doctor, pioneering surgeon, teacher,[1] suffragist, and founder of the Scottish Women’s Hospitals,[2] and the first woman to hold the Serbian Order of the White Eagle.[3]
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A lot is happening in Afghanistan, but it can be hard to put faces to the numbers you see blasted on TV and across social media. Guys like Wali, Afghan commandos, have spent their lives fighting for Afghanistan. They’ve stood side-by-side with their American counterparts in support of freedom and individual liberties. Now they’re out there again fighting for their lives, and our hearts break for the unimaginable losses that have already been sustained. We’re happy that Wali and a few others have made it here to the United States, and we hope that more will find a way.
Watch Wali’s whole story on our YouTube. A lot is happening in Afghanistan, but it can be hard to put faces to the numbers you see blasted on TV and across social media.
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