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 […]
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Today: 1609 – English explorer Henry Hudson begins his exploration of what is now the Hudson River in present-day New York. 1683 – The Battle of Vienna ends as Polish forces, led by King John III Sobieski, defeat the Ottoman Empire, marking a turning point in European history. 1846 – Elizabeth Barrett elopes with poet […]
Etruscans
By Angry Tortfeasor History’s Great Mysteries: Tracing our Political Evolution further into the Depths of History People often ask why I find ancient history so much more fascinating than medieval or modern history. There are many reasons, but one noteworthy one lies in the fact that the farther back one goes in history, as a […]
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Today: 1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, was assassinated by followers of the Dauphin (later King Charles VII) of France. 1547 – The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh took place, the last pitched battle between England and Scotland. 1608 – John Smith was elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia. 1776 – Nathan Hale volunteered […]
Monday, September 9, 2024
Today: 337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine the Great as Roman emperors. 1087 – William the Conqueror dies in Rouen, France, after a reign that shaped English history. 1513 – The Battle of Flodden takes place between England and Scotland; English forces decisively defeat the Scots. 1776 – The […]
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Today: 1504 – Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence, Italy. 1565 – The Spanish establish St. Augustine in Florida, the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental U.S. 1664 – Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (now New York City) to the English. 1855 – The Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War ends with a […]
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Today: 1191 – The Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin during the Third Crusade. 1533 – Queen Elizabeth I of England is born in Greenwich. 1776 – World’s first submarine attack occurs when the American submersible *Turtle* attempts to attach a time bomb to British flagship *HMS Eagle*. 1812 – The Battle […]