Monday, August 5, 2024
Today: 910 – The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by a combined force of Saxons. 1305 – William Wallace, leader of the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution. 1583 – Humphrey Gilbert establishes […]
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Today: 367 – Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus by his father and associated with the administration of the Western Roman Empire. 1265 – The Second Barons’ War: The Battle of Evesham takes place, resulting in a decisive victory for Prince Edward (the future King Edward I of England). 1532 – […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Today: 1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on his first voyage to the New World. 1778 – La Scala opera house opens in Milan, Italy. 1914 – Germany declares war on France at the onset of World War I. 1923 – Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th […]
Friday, August 2, 2024
Today: 1698: Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine. 1776: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain, which leads to the Declaration of Independence. 1839: Slaves on the Spanish schooner Amistad rebel against their captors off the coast of Cuba. 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg (American Civil War) continues on its […]
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Today: 527: Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. 1498: Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela. 1774: Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas. 1798: The Battle of the Nile begins, leading to a decisive British victory against the French fleet. 1834: Slavery is abolished in the British […]
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Today: 1498: Christopher Columbus, on his third voyage, becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad. 1658: Aurangzeb is proclaimed Emperor of India. 1703: English novelist Daniel Defoe is put in the pillory for the crime of seditious libel. 1790: The first U.S. patent is issued to Samuel Hopkins for a process of […]
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Today: 1629 – An earthquake in Naples, Italy, kills about 10,000 people. 1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is established in Massachusetts. 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga begins. 1866 – New Orleans’ Democratic government orders police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people […]
Monday, July 29, 2024
Today: Today is Azrael’s birthday. She’s extremely funny, very feisty, and a great friend to most of us. Join in the celebration by wishing her a happy birthday! 238: The Praetorian Guard stormed the palace and captured Pupienus and Balbinus, who were then killed by the Praetorian Guards. Gordian III, at the age of 13, […]
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Today: 1540 – Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to King Henry VIII of England, was executed for treason. 1794 – Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure in the French Revolution, was executed by guillotine in Paris. 1821 – Peru declared its independence from Spain. 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, granting […]
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Today: 1214 – The Battle of Bouvines: French forces under Philip II defeat the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. 1302 – The Battle of Bapheus: The Ottoman Turks achieve their first significant victory over the Byzantines. 1586 – Sir Walter Raleigh returns to England from the failed Roanoke Colony. 1663 – The English Parliament passes […]