Category: Today In History

Today in History July 10

*1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. *1499 – The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama. *1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. *1850 –...
Nikola Tesla

Today in History July 9

1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. 1776 – George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island. 1790 –...
Starfish Prime through thin cloud. It was one of a group of nuclear explosions set off in space

Today in History July 3

*987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. *1754 – French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces. *1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes commandof the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. *1844...

Today in History June 29

1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway. 1534 – Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island. 1613 – The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground. 1776 – First privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War fought at Turtle Gut Inlet near Cape May, New Jersey 1874 – Greek...
Paul Klee ~ Senecio 1922 oil on canvas "A line is a dot that went for a walk."

Today in History June 27

1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch would command troops in the field. 1833 – Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy...
Juan Trippe

Today in History June 25

Custer by Mathew Brady 1630 – Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop. It was about tine. 1638 – Lunar eclipse is first astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies 1667 – Dr Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs first blood transfusion 1798 – US passes Alien Act allowing president to deport dangerous aliens 1868...
Custer