Cologne Cathedral would take over 600 years to complete. The main purpose was to provide a suitable home for the Shrine of the Three Kings.
All in Religion
Heaven's Gate
This was the day that police found the bodies of 39 members of a religious cult based in San Diego County.
Joseph Smith Gets Tarred and Feathered
On the night of March 24th, 1832 a drunken mob stormed the farmhouse where Joseph Smith was sleeping.
Galileo's Middle Finger
The Italian astronomer Galileo died hundreds of years ago, but he's been giving us his middle finger ever since.
The First New Orleans Mardi Gras
It was Fat Tuesday, and a bunch of students decided to dress up and dance in the streets of the French Quarter.
The Pope and the Sneeze
On this day Pope Gregory the Great decreed that the proper way to respond to someone sneezing was to say, "God bless you."
The Four Chaplains
On this day four men of different faiths gave their lives so that others might live.