Sunday, September 22, 2024
Today: 66 AD – Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 – The city of Córdoba, Spain, is captured by King Ferdinand III of Castile. 1692 – Last of the Salem witch trials: Eight people are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts. 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged by British forces as a spy during the […]
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Today: 66 AD – The Roman Emperor Nero creates the Legio I Italica, a Roman legion used for his campaigns. 530 AD – Boniface II begins his reign as pope of the Roman Catholic Church. 1236 – The Siege of Córdoba ends when Ferdinand III of Castile captures the city from the Moors. 1692 – […]
Friday, September 20, 2024
Today: 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem, leading to its eventual capture from the Crusaders. 1378 – The Western Schism in the Catholic Church begins with the election of Clement VII as the rival pope in Avignon. 1519 – Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain on his expedition to circumnavigate the […]
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Today: 1356 – The Battle of Poitiers: English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat the French army and capture King John II of France during the Hundred Years’ War. 1676 – Jamestown, Virginia, is burned by rebels during Bacon’s Rebellion. 1777 – The Battle of Saratoga begins during the American Revolutionary War. 1796 – […]
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Today: 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica during his fourth and final voyage to the Americas. 1739 – The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, concluding the Austro-Turkish War of 1737–1739. 1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opens after being rebuilt following a fire. 1810 – Chile declares its independence from Spain, […]
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Today: 1176 – The Byzantine Empire was defeated by the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Myriokephalon, marking a significant loss for Emperor Manuel I Komnenos. 1394 – King Charles VI of France ordered the expulsion of all Jews from France. 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts, was founded. 1787 – The United States […]
Monday, September 16, 2024
Today: 1400 – Owain Glyndŵr declared himself Prince of Wales, beginning the Welsh Revolt against English rule. 1620 – The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World. 1810 – Mexican War of Independence: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla launched the revolt against Spanish rule, beginning Mexico’s fight for independence. 1863 – The […]
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Today: 668 – Byzantine Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. 921 – Saint Ludmila of Bohemia is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law. 1440 – Gilles de Rais, a French nobleman and companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc, is arrested for the murder of children in France. 1616 – The […]
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Today: 1180 – Death of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, leading to the beginning of the empire’s decline. 1321 – Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet and author of *The Divine Comedy*, dies in Ravenna. 1741 – George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio *Messiah* after 24 days of composition. 1812 – The Fire of Moscow begins […]
Friday, September 13, 2024
Today: 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill is dedicated. 1229 – The Aragonese army under James I of Aragon lands at Santa Ponsa, Majorca, beginning the campaign to conquer the island. 1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1759 – The British defeat the French […]