Richard gave up his crusade in October 1192, just five-months before Saladin died in Damascus of fever, today in 1193.

Mary and Lord Darnley met in February 1565 at Wemyss Castle in Fife. The marriage was to cause divisions amongst the Lords. With Elizabeth protesting strongly against it, Moray, Argyll and Chatelherault agreed to rebel in March 1565.

What fun! I like your hubby.

Watson-Watt justified his choice of a nonoptimal frequency for his radar with his often-quoted “cult of the imperfect,” which he stated as “Give them the third best to go on with; the second best comes too late, the best never comes.”