Monday, March 3, 2025
Today: 1284 – The Statute of Rhuddlan is enacted, establishing English rule over Wales following Edward I’s conquest. 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is passed by the United States Congress, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. 1845 – Florida becomes the 27th state of the […]
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Today: 1717 – The Loves of Mars and Venus, the first ballet d’action (a ballet with a narrative), was performed for the first time in London. 1791 – The French Legislative Assembly declared that all church property in France was at the disposal of the nation, part of the French Revolution’s secularization efforts. 1797 – […]
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Today: 293 AD – The Roman Tetrarchy was established as Emperor Diocletian appointed Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius I as co-emperors to share power across the empire. 1562 – The Massacre of Vassy occurred in France, marking the beginning of the French Wars of Religion. Catholic forces, led by the Duke of Guise, attacked Huguenot worshippers, […]
Friday, February 28, 2025
Today: 1784 – John Wesley charters the first Methodist Church in the United States. 1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first U.S. railroad chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight. 1849 – Regular steamship service from the east coast of the United States to the west coast begins with […]
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Today: 425 – The Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II founded the University of Constantinople. 1594 – Henry IV was crowned King of France at Chartres Cathedral, formally ending the Wars of Religion. 1700 – The Pacific Island of New Britain was discovered by English explorer William Dampier. 1801 – Washington, D.C. was placed under the jurisdiction […]
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Today: 747 BC – According to the Ptolemaic canon, the epoch (starting point) of the Babylonian calendar is established. 1616 – Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Catholic Church from teaching or defending the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the island of Elba and begins his return […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Today: 1570 – Pope Pius V issues the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis, formally excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I. 1821 – Alexandros Ypsilantis initiates revolutionary activities in the Danubian Principalities, an early spark in the Greek War of Independence. 1836 – The siege of the Alamo intensifies as Texan defenders hold out against Mexican forces during […]
Monday, February 24, 2025
Today: In 303, Emperor Diocletian orders the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 1525, the Battle of Pavia takes place, resulting in a decisive defeat for the French and the capture of King Francis I. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issues the papal bull “Inter gravissimas,” initiating the reform of the calendar that […]
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Today: 303 – Roman Emperor Diocletian issues orders that mark the beginning of the persecution of Christians in the empire. 1836 – The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas, a pivotal event during the Texas Revolution. 1917 – Protests in Petrograd spark the events that lead to the February Revolution in Russia […]
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Today: 1632 – Galileo Galilei’s book Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems was published, supporting the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. 1744 – The British Royal Navy defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet in the Battle of Toulon during the War of the Austrian Succession. 1784 – The Empress of China, the first American […]