Category: Today In History

1027 – Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 1607 – First permanent English settlement in the New World, Jamestown, Virginia 1610 – Assassination of Henri IV of France, bringing Louis XIII to the throne 1643 – Louis XIV becomes King of France aged four 1702 – England and Netherlands declare...

1450 – Jack Cade’s Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1541 – Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River 1784 – Only known deaths by hailstones in US in Winnsborough South Carolina 1792 – US establishes military draft 1847 – Scot Robert Thompson patents rubber tyre 1878 – First unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by...

1715 – A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy. 1791 – The Constitution of May 3, the first modern constitution in Europe, is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1802 – Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city. 1855 –...

1536 – King Henry VIII accused Anne Boleyn of adultery & incest 1776 – France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels 1833 – Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs 1865 – Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis 1918 – General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of...

1006 – Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus 1704 – Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper advertisement 1753 – Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. 1756 – France and Austria sign alliance 1757 – Austria and France divide...