WARRIOR-MONK MINAMOTO NO YORIMASA ARTISTICALLY DISEMBOWLES SELF
June 20, 1180 Byodo-in Temple, Japan Warrior, monk, poet, and now trend-setter, Minamoto no Yorimasa ended his life with honor, glory, and a lot of flair. After losing the battle…
HEMINGWAY SAVES JOYCE IN CAFÉ SCUFFLE
June 10, 1922 Paris, France Novelist James Joyce, still working on his masterpiece, started a drunken fight in this outdoor café today. Fellow writer- and drinking buddy- Ernest Hemingway intervened…
GRUDGE MATCH
July 11, 1804 Weehawken, New Jersey Word on the street is, a big duel is about to go down. Aaron B., the hot-headed veep, with nothing to do, challenged Al…
SEEN TOGETHER
40 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Cleopatra was seen at the Hippodrome last night, nuzzling with a handsome Roman: Mark Antony! Our sources say they’ve been an item since the Ides of…