Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Today: 1263 – The Battle of Largs is fought between the forces of Norway and Scotland, ending in a victory for the Scots. 1492 – King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issue an order for Christopher Columbus to sail westward on his first voyage to the New World. 1835 – The Texas Revolution begins […]
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Today: 331 BCE – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England. 1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn. 1814 – Opening of the Congress of Vienna to redraw the map of Europe after the defeat […]
Monday, September 30, 2024
Today: 1399 – Henry IV is proclaimed King of England after Richard II’s abdication. 1452 – Johann Gutenberg’s Bible, the first major book printed using movable type, is completed. 1791 – The National Constituent Assembly of France is dissolved and replaced by the Legislative Assembly. 1846 – Anesthesia is used for the first time during […]
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Today: 480 BC – The Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet, under Themistocles, defeated the Persian navy under Xerxes I in one of the pivotal battles of the Greco-Persian Wars. 1364 – The Battle of Auray: During the Breton War of Succession, John de Montfort defeated Charles de Blois, ultimately securing the Duchy of Brittany. […]
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Today: 1066 – William the Conqueror invades England, landing at Pevensey Bay. 1542 – Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovers San Diego Bay in present-day California. 1781 – The Siege of Yorktown begins during the American Revolutionary War. 1823 – Simón Bolívar is declared President of Peru. 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario. […]
Friday, September 27, 2024
Today: 1066 – William the Conqueror’s fleet sails from the mouth of the Somme, beginning the Norman Conquest of England. 1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is formally established by Pope Paul III. 1590 – Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as Pope, the shortest papal reign in history. 1777 – […]
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Today: 1580 – English sea captain Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the globe, returning to Plymouth, England. 1687 – The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed by Venetian bombardment during the Great Turkish War. 1777 – British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War. 1789 – Thomas Jefferson was appointed the first […]
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Today: 1066 – The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place, marking the defeat of the Viking army by English King Harold Godwinson. 1513 – Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean after crossing the Isthmus of Panama. 1789 – The United States Congress passed the Bill of Rights, proposing the first ten […]
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Today: 1789 – The United States Post Office Department is established. 1841 – The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom. 1869 – “Black Friday”: A financial panic in the United States is triggered by the efforts of Jay Gould and James Fisk to corner the gold market. 1906 – U.S. President Theodore […]
Monday, September 23, 2024
Today: 1122 – The Concordat of Worms was signed, ending the Investiture Controversy between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire. 1459 – The Battle of Blore Heath took place during the Wars of the Roses in England. 1642 – Harvard College held its first commencement ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1806 – Lewis and Clark […]