Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine empire

May 29th Commemorations

The day of May 29th coincided in 2017 with several anniversaries of note. It was the 100th anniversary of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s birth. Also, in the U.S. the Memorial Day holiday when we remember our war dead fell that year on May 29th. The Last Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of …

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