This Week in History
Aug 22, 565 – Columba, an Irish abbot (father) and missionary is today known for reports of seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. Aug 26, 1498 – Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà . Aug 23, 1541 – French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. Aug 25,...