Born March 21, 1685: The Orphan Who Became the Greatest Composer of All
On March 21, 1685, a boy from a family of town musicians was born in Eisenach, Germany — and grew up to become Johann Sebastian Bach.
Tales from the year 1685
The Day France Outlawed Its Own People
On October 18, 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, stripping France's Protestants of their rights and driving hundreds of thousands into exile.