Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Today: 420: Saint Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible, dies in Bethlehem. 1399: Henry IV is proclaimed King of England, beginning the reign of the House of Lancaster. 1791: Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premieres in Vienna, Austria. 1882: The world’s first commercial hydroelectric power plant begins operation in Appleton, Wisconsin. 1927: Babe Ruth […]
Monday, September 29, 2025
Today: 1399: King Richard II of England abdicated his throne, and Henry IV was proclaimed the new king. 1789: The United States Congress created the U.S. Army. 1829: London’s Metropolitan Police, often called Scotland Yard, was founded by Sir Robert Peel. The officers became known as “bobbies.” 1918: During World War I, Bulgaria signed an […]
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Today: 48 BC: Pompey the Great is assassinated in Egypt by order of King Ptolemy XIII. 1066: William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest. 1542: Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo arrives at what is now San Diego, California, becoming the first European to set foot on the West Coast of the present-day […]
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Today: 1066: William the Conqueror and his invasion fleet set sail from Normandy for England. 1540: The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is formally recognized by Pope Paul III. 1779: John Adams is appointed by the Continental Congress to negotiate peace terms with Great Britain. 1825: The world’s first public railway to use […]
Friday, September 26, 2025
Today: 1087: William II is crowned King of England. 1580: Sir Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, after completing his circumnavigation of the globe. 1777: British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War. 1789: Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State. 1914: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established in […]
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Today: 1066: The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place, where the English army under King Harold Godwinson defeated the invading Norwegian forces. 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, after crossing the Isthmus of Panama, reached the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to do so. 1789: The first United States Congress proposed the Bill […]
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Today: 1789: The U.S. Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court. The act also created the office of the Attorney General. 1852: Henri Giffard made the first powered flight in a dirigible, traveling 17 miles from Paris to Trappes, France. 1869: A financial panic known as […]
Tuesday, September 23. 2025
Today: 1779: During the American Revolution, John Paul Jones said his famous line, “I have not yet begun to fight!,” during a naval battle against the British. 1806: The Lewis and Clark Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, after successfully exploring the Louisiana Territory and reaching the Pacific Ocean. 1846: The planet Neptune was first […]
Monday, September 22, 2025
Today: 1776: Nathan Hale, a captain in the Continental Army, was hanged by the British for spying during the Revolutionary War. His famous last words were reportedly, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” 1789: The office of United States Postmaster General was established by the U.S. Congress. […]
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Today: 1780: Benedict Arnold, a major general in the Continental Army, met with British Major John André to discuss handing over West Point to the British in exchange for money and a command in the British army. 1792: The National Convention in France voted to abolish the monarchy, establishing the First French Republic. 1897: The […]