Anniversary: The Terracotta Army is Discovered — March 29, 1974
On 29 March 1974, farmers digging a well during a drought near Xi’an struck fragments of a clay figure buried
Contributing Writer · Venice
Andrea Manzo
Andrea Manzo is a journalist who writes on the lesser-known places of Venice — the churches, courtyards and workshops the crowds walk past.
Contributions: 10 articles · 811 events · 4 itineraries · 3 photographs
2 articles on the Italian archive
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
Anniversary: The Wreck of the Titanic is Found — September 1, 1985
Just after one in the morning on 1 September 1985, a robot camera sled called Argo, towed slowly across the
Anniversary: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II — June 2, 1953
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, in the first coronation ever televised. She had
Anniversary: Victoria Learns She Is Queen — June 20, 1837
On the morning of 20 June 1837, at Kensington Palace, the eighteen-year-old Princess Victoria was woken to be told that
Anniversary: The Statue of Liberty is Dedicated — October 28, 1886
The Statue of Liberty was formally dedicated in New York Harbor on 28 October 1886, before crowds gathered on the
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul — June 29
The feast of Saints Peter and Paul, one of the oldest and most solemn dates in the Christian calendar, falls
Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist — June 24
The feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist falls on 24 June, one of the oldest dates on
Feast of Saint Thomas More — June 22
The Catholic Church keeps the feast of Saint Thomas More, together with Saint John Fisher, on 22 June. More was
Feast of Saint Romuald — June 19
The feast of Saint Romuald, the Ravenna monk who founded the Camaldolese order, falls on 19 June. Tradition long dated
Feast of Saint Vitus — June 15
The feast of Saint Vitus falls on 15 June. King John of Luxembourg laid the foundation stone of the Prague