Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Today: 1. 1786 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera *The Marriage of Figaro* premiered in Vienna, Austria. This opera is considered one of Mozart’s greatest achievements. 2. 1851 – The Great Exhibition, the first world’s fair, opened at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. It was an exhibition of culture and industry that became a […]
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Today: 1. 1789: George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States. 2. 1803: The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in the Louisiana Purchase, effectively doubling the size of the nation. 3. 1812: Louisiana was admitted as the 18th state of the United States. 4. 1900: Hawaii was organized […]
Monday, April 29, 2024
Today: 1. 1429 – Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English, marking a turning point in the Hundred Years’ War. 2. 1624 – Louis XIII of France appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his first minister, significantly influencing the political landscape of France and Europe. 3. 1852 – […]
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Today: 1. 224 AD – The Battle of Hormozdgān: Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire and leading to the rise of the Sassanian Empire in Persia. 2. 1789 – The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred, where acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a revolt against Captain William Bligh on the […]
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Today: 1. 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer, was killed by natives in the Philippines during his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. 2. 1565 – Cebu City, the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines, was founded by Miguel López de Legazpi. 3. 1773 – The British Parliament passed the Tea Act, a pivotal event […]
Friday, April 26, 2024
Today: 1. 1607 – English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia, marking the first permanent English settlement in North America, which later became Jamestown. 2. 1803 – Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the sky in L’Aigle, France; the event convinces scientists that meteors exist after much skepticism. 3. 1923 – The wedding of […]
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Today: 1. 404 BC – The Peloponnesian War ended with the surrender of Athens to Sparta, marking a significant shift in ancient Greek civilization. 2. 1792 – Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier became the first person to be executed by guillotine, marking a new era in methods of capital punishment in France. 3. 1859 – Groundbreaking […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Today: 1. 1184 BC – Traditional date of the fall of Troy, an event narrated in the Greek epic poem, the Iliad, by Homer. 2. 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use […]
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Today: 1. 1348 – The founding of the Order of the Garter, the oldest and highest British Order of Chivalry, by King Edward III of England. 2. 1564 – The traditional birthdate of William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet. He is also believed to have died on this date in 1616. 3. 1616 – […]