November
17

9CE:  Birthdate of Titus Flavius
Vespasianus, better known as Vespasian, who as a Roman General and then Emperor
put down the Judean Revolt which included the destruction of the Second Temple.

284: Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by…

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 15, 2025. First up in the news, on the U.S. front, immigration courts are seeing significant changes under the Trump administration, aiming to speed up removal proceedings and detain more individuals. The government has finally reopened after a 43-day shutdown, though turning the federal apparatus […]

November
15

1215: Pope Innocent III opened the convocation of the
Fourth Lateran Council, considered the most important council of the Middle
Ages. By its conclusion it issued seventy reformatory decrees. Among other
things, it encouraged creating sch…

November
14

109 BCE (25 Cheshvan, 3652): John Hyrcanus defeated the Samaritans in Samaria and destroyed
their temple. The Samaritans were a mixed race who had been in conflict with
the Jews since the end of the Babylonian Exile. 
They believed in…

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 8, 2025. In today’s top headlines, the ongoing government shutdown continues to ripple across the U.S., causing significant travel disruptions with over 1,000 U.S. flights cancelled as unpaid air traffic controllers reduce services. Politically, the shutdown, now record-setting, is forcing Head Start preschools to close, […]