My father died by suicide three years ago. My sister, who was initially supportive, later drunk-dialed our mother and said a bunch of nasty things about her and ...

In 1494, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided up newly discovered lands between the two sea-faring powers.

Pope Julius II hired the Swiss Guard to serve as his personal protection in 1506. The paid mercenary force has been protecting popes in Vatican City ever since.