Today in History : March 31

• 307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian.
• 627 – Battle of the Trench: Muhammad successfully withstands a siege for 27 days at Medina (Saudi Arabia) by Meccan forces under Abu Sufyan.
• 1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade.
• 1492 – Queen Isabella of Castille issues the Alhambra decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
• 1717 – A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.

Intelligence, Mind, and More: Frank McCourt

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

― Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

Today in History : March 30

• 598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube Riverafter the Avaro-Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague.
• 1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
• 1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
• 1814 – Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.
• 1815 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian Unification.
• 1822 – The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
• 1841 – The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.

Intelligence, Mind, and More: Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Intelligence, Mind, and More: Anonymous

Today in History : March 29

• 502 – King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the samelaws.
• 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures the Byzantine city of Thessalonica.
• 1461 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
• 1500 – Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in theRomagna.
• 1549 – The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.
• 1632 – Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.

Intelligence, Mind, and More: Harlan Ellison

You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”

 ― Harlan Ellison

HighIQWorld's Peter Rodgers on Intelligence

HighIQWorld member and 2014 Genius of the Year for Asia Peter D. Rodgers discusses intelligence, IQ, and more in this YouTube video.

HighIQWorld's Mel McGee, Rovar, and the Future of Augmented Reality

HighIQWorld Admin Team member Mel McGee is featured in this short video. Her work will be key in determining the future of augmented reality. Rovar is a name you're sure to be hearing more of in the coming months and years.

Find out more about Rovar here: http://gorovar.com

The truth about ADHD: Over-diagnosis linked to cause championed by Michelle Rhee

Our thanks to HighIQWorld member William Bouman, for sharing this. Researchers have discovered a disturbing link between over-diagnosis and the proliferation of standardized testing.

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HighIQWorld Member Steve Schuler's Article Featured on Science 2.0

HighIQWorld member Steve Schuler's article Using LEDs as Light Sensors is being featured on Science 2.0. Congratulations, Steve!

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