Saturday, October 12, 2024
Today: 1492 – Christopher Columbus makes landfall in the Caribbean, believed to be the Bahamas, marking the European discovery of the Americas. 1609 – The song “Three Blind Mice” is published in London, believed to be one of the earliest-known nursery rhymes. 1692 – The Salem witch trials conclude in Massachusetts with the final hanging. […]
Friday, October 11, 2024
Today: 1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria, causing widespread destruction and deaths. 1531 – Huldrych Zwingli, a Swiss reformer, is killed in battle during the Second War of Kappel. 1634 – The Burchardi flood, one of the most severe North Sea floods, devastates the island of Strand in Denmark-Norway (now Germany), killing thousands. […]
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Today: 680 – The Battle of Karbala takes place during the Second Islamic Civil War, leading to the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, an event commemorated by Shia Muslims. 732 – The Battle of Tours (or Poitiers) is fought, where Charles Martel halts the advance of Muslim forces into Western Europe. 1780 – The Great […]
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Today: 1446 – The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea by King Sejong the Great. 1514 – Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, marries King Louis XII of France. 1635 – Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views. 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut […]
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Today: 451 – The Council of Chalcedon, the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church, begins. 1075 – Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia. 1480 – The Great Stand on the Ugra River occurs, marking the end of the Tatar-Mongol yoke in Russia. 1600 – San Marino adopts its written constitution, still in effect […]
Monday, October 7, 2024
Today: 1571 – The Battle of Lepanto: The Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states, defeats the Ottoman fleet, marking a significant naval victory in European history. 1763 – King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, restricting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in North America. 1780 – The American Revolutionary War: American […]
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Today: 105 BC – The Battle of Arausio: Roman forces are defeated by the Cimbri and Teutons in a battle near modern-day Orange, France. 1536 – William Tyndale, the English scholar who translated the Bible into English, is executed for heresy. 1683 – The first Mennonites arrive in America aboard the ship Concord, settling in […]
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Today: 869 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople convened, which led to the separation of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. 1450 – Louis IX of France was crowned King of France in Reims. 1582 – The Gregorian calendar was introduced in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, replacing the Julian calendar. 1789 – French Revolution: […]
Friday, October 4, 2024
Today: 1535 – The first complete English-language Bible, the Coverdale Bible, was printed. 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, skipping 10 days. 1824 – Mexico adopted its first constitution, transitioning into a federal republic. 1830 – Belgium separated from the Netherlands and became an independent country. […]
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Today: 1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last independent Prince of Wales, is executed by Edward I. 1574 – The Siege of Leiden ends as the Dutch city is relieved after months of being besieged by Spanish forces during the Eighty Years’ War. 1712 – The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest […]