Sunday, June 9, 2024
Today: 1. 1534: Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, sails into the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, opening up the interior of North America to future exploration and settlement by Europeans. 2. 1870: Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English novelists, dies at the age of 58. 3. 1934: Donald Duck makes his […]
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Today: 1. 452 – Attila the Hun invades Italy. 2. 793 – Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, marking the beginning of Viking invasions of England. 3. 1042 – Harthacnut, King of England and Denmark, dies and is succeeded by Edward the Confessor. 4. 1783 – The Laki volcano in Iceland begins an […]
Friday, June 7, 2024
Today: 1. 1494: Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands. 2. 1654: Louis XIV was crowned King of France. 3. 1776: Richard Henry Lee presented the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress, calling […]
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Today: 1. 1844 – YMCA Founded: The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London by George Williams. It aimed to provide a healthy environment for young men and promote Christian values. 2. 1912 – Mount Novarupta Eruption: The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century occurred at Mount Novarupta in Alaska, which resulted […]
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Today: 1. 1916: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire began. 2. 1947: U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall outlined the Marshall Plan for European recovery after World War II. 3. 1963: British Secretary of War John Profumo resigned over a scandal involving a call girl, Christine Keeler, in what became known as the Profumo […]
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Today: 1. 1913: Emily Davison, a British suffragette, was trampled by King George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby; she died four days later from her injuries. 2. 1940: The Dunkirk evacuation ended during World War II, with over 338,000 Allied troops evacuated from France. 3. 1942: The Battle of Midway began during World War […]
Monday, June 3, 2024
Today: 1. 1621: The Dutch West India Company received its charter for New Netherland. 2. 1800: John Adams, the second President of the United States, became the first president to reside in Washington, D.C. 3. 1888: The poem “Casey at the Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was published in the San Francisco Examiner. 4. 1937: […]
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Today: 1. 455: Vandals sack Rome under King Genseric, marking the second sack of Rome. 2. 1692: Bridget Bishop is the first person to be executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. 3. 1835: P.T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. 4. 1851: Maine enacts the first state […]
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Today: 1. 1495: First known reference to Scotch whisky appeared in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. 2. 1533: Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England. 3. 1792: Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the United States. 4. 1796: Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state of the United States. 5. 1812: U.S. President […]
Friday, May 31, 2024
Today: 1. 1859: The clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, which houses Big Ben, began keeping time. 2. 1889: The Johnstown Flood occurred in Pennsylvania, killing over 2,200 people after a dam burst. 3. 1910: The Union of South Africa was founded. 4. 1911: The RMS Titanic was launched from the Harland and Wolff […]