Friday, September 12, 2025
Today: 490 BC: The Battle of Marathon is fought, where Athenians and their allies defeat a Persian invasion force. 1609: Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer, begins his exploration of the river that would later be named after him, the Hudson River. 1846: Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope in London. 1940: Four teenagers […]
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Today: 1608: John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council. As a notable English explorer, soldier, and writer, his leadership was pivotal in the survival of the first permanent English settlement in North America. 1813: During the War of 1812, the United States Navy, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, defeated the […]
Monday, September 8, 2025
Today: 1504: Michelangelo’s statue of David was unveiled in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. 1565: The first permanent European settlement in North America was established by the Spanish at St. Augustine, Florida. 1664: The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the English, who renamed it New York. 1900: A powerful hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, […]
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Today: 70: The Roman army, under the command of Titus, captured and plundered the city of Jerusalem. 1776: The American submersible craft Turtle made the world’s first submarine attack. It attempted to attach a time bomb to the hull of the British flagship Eagle in New York Harbor. 1812: Napoleon’s forces won a narrow victory […]
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Today: 394: The Battle of the Frigidus concluded with Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeating the pagan usurper Eugenius, leading to the temporary restoration of the Roman Empire and a decisive victory for Christianity. 1522: The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returned to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe. 1620: […]
Friday, September 5, 2025
Today: 1666: The Great Fire of London ends. The massive fire had raged for four days, destroying a large portion of the city. 1774: The First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. Delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies met to discuss their response to the British “Intolerable Acts.” 1836: Sam Houston is elected as […]
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Today: 476: The Western Roman Empire falls as the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is deposed by the Germanic chieftain Odoacer. 1781: Los Angeles is founded by a group of 44 Spanish settlers. The original name given to the settlement was “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula.” 1886: After years […]
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Today: 1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean with three ships: the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña. He was seeking a westward route to Asia. 1778: The La Scala opera house, one of the world’s most famous, opened in Milan, Italy, […]
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Today: 31 BC: The Battle of Actium took place, a pivotal naval engagement where Octavian’s fleet defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, leading to Octavian’s rise as the first Roman Emperor, Augustus. 1666: The Great Fire of London began in a bakery on Pudding Lane. The fire raged for four days, destroying […]
Monday, September 1, 2025
Today: 1752: The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia. 1878: Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator in the United States. 1897: The first subway in North America opens in Boston. 1914: The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies at the Cincinnati Zoo, making the species extinct. 1923: The Great Kantō earthquake […]