August 2, 216 B.C., The Battle of Cannae, Second Punic Wars

The great victory of Hannibal over the Romans in the Second Punic War.  Of course this eventually led to the Third Punic War and the compl...

Italian Lord Jim: Cruise ship run aground in Italy: More aerial views of sunk Costa Concordia

The Lord Jim comment was an update... Pray and hope that the death toll does not rise, but many are still missing. Captain Arrested Titanic ...