Thursday, October 31, 2024
Today: 1517 – Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, sparking the Protestant Reformation. 1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state of the United States. 1917 – The Battle of Beersheba occurs during World War I, with Australian forces achieving a significant victory. 1926 – Harry […]
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Today: 1270 – The Eighth Crusade ends as Charles I of Sicily negotiates a treaty with the Sultan of Tunis. 1485 – King Henry VII of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey, beginning the Tudor dynasty. 1534 – English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church […]
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Today: 1390 – The first trial for witchcraft in Paris leads to the burning of three people. 1618 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and writer, is executed in London under the order of King James I. 1787 – Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” premieres in Prague, Czech Republic. 1863 – The International Red Cross is […]
Monday, October 28, 2024
Today: 1492 – Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba during his first voyage to the New World. 1636 – Harvard College, the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, is founded in Massachusetts. 1726 – The novel *Gulliver’s Travels* by Jonathan Swift is published. 1886 – The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, […]
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Today: 1275 – The city of Amsterdam was officially founded as a small fishing village. 1553 – Spanish theologian Michael Servetus was executed in Geneva, Switzerland, for heresy. 1682 – The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded by William Penn. 1795 – The United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo, establishing the […]
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Today: 1520 – Charles V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo X. 1774 – The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1825 – The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River, opens, revolutionizing transportation and commerce in the U.S. 1863 – The Football Association is formed in England, standardizing the […]
Friday, October 25, 2024
Today: 1415 – The Battle of Agincourt took place during the Hundred Years’ War, where the English army, led by King Henry V, defeated the French despite being outnumbered. 1616 – Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog made the first recorded European landing on the western coast of Australia. 1747 – The British fleet defeated the French […]
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Today: 1260 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire. 1836 – The matchstick is patented by Alonzo Dwight Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts. 1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world’s […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Today: 4004 BCE – According to the Ussher chronology, the universe was created on this date. 1641 – Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion, where Irish Catholics rose against English rule in Ireland. 1707 – The first Parliament of Great Britain met following the merger of the English and Scottish Parliaments. 1812 – The Battle of […]
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Today: 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) receives its charter. 1797 – The first successful parachute jump is made by André-Jacques Garnerin from a hot air balloon in Paris. 1836 – Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. 1879 – Thomas Edison tests the first […]