Thursday, July 18, 2024
Today: 64 AD – The Great Fire of Rome begins, causing widespread devastation and leading to significant changes in Roman urban planning. 1290 – King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, expelling all Jews from England. 1536 – The Pope’s authority is declared void in England by the Act of the Ten […]
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Today: 180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians. 1203 – The Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople. 1453 – The Battle of Castillon ends the Hundred Years’ War between France and England. 1762 – Catherine II becomes Tsarina of Russia after the murder of Peter III. 1867 – The first […]
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Today: 622 – The Islamic calendar begins with the Hijra (migration) of Muhammad and his followers to Medina. 1054 – Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches, marking the start of the East-West Schism. 1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. 1790 – […]
Monday, July 15, 2024
Today: 1099 – Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders during the First Crusade. 1381 – John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, was hanged, drawn, and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England. 1799 – The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian artifact, was discovered by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard. 1834 – The […]
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Today: 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. 1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris, marking the beginning of the French Revolution. 1790 – Fête de la Fédération held in Paris to celebrate the unity of the French people. 1853 – Opening of the first […]
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Today: 1793: Jean-Paul Marat, a radical French revolutionary leader, was assassinated by Charlotte Corday 1863: New York City draft riots began, protesting against the draft for the Civil War. 1923: The Hollywood sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally read “Hollywoodland.” 1930: The first FIFA World Cup, the world’s […]
Friday, June 12, 2024
Today: 927 – The Saracens conquer Taranto. 1543 – King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr. 1562 – Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred books of the Maya. 1690 – Battle of Boyne: The armies of William III defeat those of the deposed King […]
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Today: 1302 – Battle of the Golden Spurs: A coalition around the County of Flanders defeats the Kingdom of France. 1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 1576 – Martin Frobisher sights Greenland. 1616 – Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec. 1789 – Jacques Necker is dismissed as […]
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Today: 138 – Emperor Hadrian dies after a heart failure at Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. 1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. 1460 – Wars of the Roses: Richard Neville, […]
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Today: 1357 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, lays the foundation stone for Charles Bridge in Prague. 1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1755 – Braddock Expedition: British forces led by General Edward Braddock are defeated by French and Native American forces near Fort […]