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 […]
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 […]