Saturday, October 26, 2024
Today: 1520 – Charles V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo X. 1774 – The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1825 – The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River, opens, revolutionizing transportation and commerce in the U.S. 1863 – The Football Association is formed in England, standardizing the […]
Friday, October 25, 2024
Today: 1415 – The Battle of Agincourt took place during the Hundred Years’ War, where the English army, led by King Henry V, defeated the French despite being outnumbered. 1616 – Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog made the first recorded European landing on the western coast of Australia. 1747 – The British fleet defeated the French […]
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Today: 1260 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years’ War in the Holy Roman Empire. 1836 – The matchstick is patented by Alonzo Dwight Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts. 1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world’s […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Today: 4004 BCE – According to the Ussher chronology, the universe was created on this date. 1641 – Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion, where Irish Catholics rose against English rule in Ireland. 1707 – The first Parliament of Great Britain met following the merger of the English and Scottish Parliaments. 1812 – The Battle of […]
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Today: 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) receives its charter. 1797 – The first successful parachute jump is made by André-Jacques Garnerin from a hot air balloon in Paris. 1836 – Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. 1879 – Thomas Edison tests the first […]
Monday, October 21, 2024
Today: 1096 – The People’s Crusade, led by Peter the Hermit, is defeated by the Seljuk forces at the Battle of Civetot. 1520 – Ferdinand Magellan enters the strait now known as the Strait of Magellan, a navigable sea route in southern Chile. 1600 – Tokugawa Ieyasu wins the Battle of Sekigahara in Japan, marking […]
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Today: 1548 – The city of La Paz, Bolivia, was founded by Spanish conquistadors. 1740 – Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia, initiating the War of Austrian Succession. 1803 – The United States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase, expanding the territory of the United States. 1818 – The United Kingdom and […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Today: 202 BC – Second Punic War: The Battle of Zama results in a decisive Roman victory, ending Hannibal’s command of Carthaginian forces. 1216 – King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Henry III. 1469 – Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a major step […]
Friday, October 18, 2024
Today: 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah. 1356 – The Basel earthquake, the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe, devastates the Swiss town of Basel. 1540 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River. 1775 – […]
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Today: 1091 – A tornado strikes the heart of London, causing significant damage to the city and the London Bridge. 1346 – The Battle of Neville’s Cross takes place during the Second War of Scottish Independence; the English defeat the Scots. 1448 – The Second Battle of Kosovo occurs, with the Ottoman Empire defeating the […]