500th Anniversary facts
While investigating facts about 500th Anniversary, I found out little known, but curios details like:
October 31, 2017 will be the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
The 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire in 1971 was "the most expensive party in history"
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 9 of the best facts about 500th Anniversary I managed to collect.
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During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, on the 500th anniversary of the Alhambra Decree—which expelled the Jews from Spain—Yael Arad became the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal, winning a silver medal in judo.
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According to a theory called the Anthropic Principle, the Universe is mathematically attuned to support the emergence of complex life. The theory was first proposed in 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus’ birthday, and directly challenges the long held belief in a random cosmos.
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April 2016 marked the 500th anniversary of Reinheitsgebot, a Bavarian purity law that prevented the use of wheat in beer so more could be used for bread. The ingredients were originally limited to barley, hops, and water.
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This upcoming Halloween will be the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's nailing of his "Ninety-five Theses" to the door of door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Today (October 31, 2017) is the 500th anniversary of Luther's Ninety-five Theses.
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THIS HALLOWEEN it will be the exact 500th anniversary of Martin Luther Nailing his 95 complaints about the church to the church door starting the protestant reformation.
