Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Today: 240 BCE – The Greek astronomer Eratosthenes calculates the circumference of the Earth. 325 – The First Council of Nicaea concludes, establishing the Nicene Creed. 1586 – English colonists leave Roanoke Island after failing to establish England’s first permanent settlement in North America. 1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played […]
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Today: 1812 – The United States declares war on Great Britain, starting the War of 1812. 1815 – The Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, leading to his exile. 1858 – Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that prompts Darwin to […]
Monday, June 17, 2024
Today: 1885: The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. The statue, a gift from France, arrived in 350 pieces packed in more than 200 cases. 1928: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, although as a passenger. The flight departed from Newfoundland, Canada, and landed in Wales, United […]
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Today: 1487 – The Battle of Stoke Field, considered the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, is fought. 1745 – The Battle of Fontenoy takes place during the War of the Austrian Succession. 1815 – The Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon defeats Blücher’s Prussian army, occurs. 1858 – Abraham Lincoln delivers his House […]
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Today: 1215 – King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta. 1381 – The Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat Tyler was crushed in London. 1667 – The first successful blood transfusion was performed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. 1752 – Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity. 1775 – George Washington was appointed […]
Friday, June 14, 2024
Today: 1775 – The Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army. 1777 – The Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States. 1800 – Napoleon Bonaparte’s French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Italy. 1846 […]
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Today: 1. 1381 – During the Peasants’ Revolt in England, rebels advance on London. 2. 1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, a former nun, defying the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church. 3. 1774 – Rhode Island becomes the first colony to ban the importation of slaves. 4. 1886 – A […]
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Today: 1. 1665 – England installs a municipal government in New York City (formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam). 2. 1776 – The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted. 3. 1817 – The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, is driven by Karl Drais. 4. 1898 – The Philippines declares independence from Spain. […]
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Today: 1. 1184 BC: According to calculations by Eratosthenes, Troy was sacked and burned on this date. 2. 1509: Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. 3. 1770: British explorer Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. 4. 1776: The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a […]
Monday, June 10, 2024
Today: 1. 1692 – Bridget Bishop became the first person to be hanged during the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. 2. 1752 – Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is electricity. 3. 1940 – During World War II, Italy declared war on France and Great Britain. 4. 1942 – […]