December 25: Christmas Stories and Poems

December 25: Christmas Stories and Poems

December 25: Christmas Stories and Poems We’ve collected fourteen audiobooks and passages for the Christmas season. The selections range from the familiar Dickens’ Christmas Carol and the Night before Christmas to lesser-known works by Paul Laurence Dunbar...
December 27: Hagia Sophia

December 27: Hagia Sophia

December 27: Hagia Sophia On this date in the year 537, Emperor Justinian inaugurated the Basilica of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (Istanbul). For nearly a thousand years, Hagia Sophia was the largest cathedral in the world. Hagia Sophia Banner Use this banner...
December 28: Westminster Abbey

December 28: Westminster Abbey

December 28: Westminster Abbey On this day in the year 1065, Westminster Abbey was dedicated. It had been built by King Edward the Confessor to provide himself with a royal burial church. It has been expanded over the centuries and has been the site of all coronations...
December 30: Rudyard Kipling

December 30: Rudyard Kipling

December 30: Rudyard Kipling On this date in 1865, British author Rudyard Kipling was born. Celebrate his birthday with this audiobook collection of his delightful Just So Stories. Rudyard Kipling Banner Use this banner on social media to share our collection of Just...