Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Today: 1605 – The Gunpowder Plot: A plot led by Guy Fawkes to blow up the English Parliament and King James I is foiled. 1688 – William of Orange sets sail for England, marking the beginning of the Glorious Revolution. 1831 – Nat Turner, leader of a slave rebellion in the United States, is tried […]
Monday, November 4, 2024
Today: 1333 – The River Arno flooding causes massive damage in Florence, Italy. 1576 – The Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp, a major economic blow to the Dutch. 1677 – The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later become co-rulers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 1791 – […]
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Today: 1394 – King Charles VI of France orders the expulsion of all Jews from France. 1493 – Christopher Columbus reaches the island of Dominica on his second voyage to the Americas. 1534 – English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, establishing King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. 1783 […]
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Today: 619 – The Avars lift the siege of Constantinople, ending their attempt to capture the city. 1410 – The Peace of Bicêtre is signed, ending the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War in France. 1570 – A tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast of Holland, killing thousands. 1783 – General George Washington delivers his […]
Friday, November 1, 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 […]
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 […]