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Category: Today In History

September 18, 2017

September 18

1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Honduras on his fourth, and final, voyage. 1635 – Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria declares war on France. 1679 – New Hampshire becomes a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1793 – The first cornerstone of the Capitol building is laid by George Washington. 1812 – The...
Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle on November 27, 1942, would have been 75 years old today.
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September 15, 2017

September 15

668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. 1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes. 1616 – The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is...
Bugatti was a bit like Steve Jobs. A perfectionist and creative genius.
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September 13, 2017

September 13

585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. 1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be...
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September 12, 2017

September 12

1609 – Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. 1683 – Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. 1857 – The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers...
On September 12, 1940, the entrance to the Lascaux Cave was discovered by 18 year old Marcel Ravidat. Ravidat, who died in 1995, returned to the scene with three friends, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas, and entered the cave via a long shaft. The teenagers discovered that the cave walls were covered with depictions of animals
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September 11, 2017

September 11

1226 – The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes. 1541 – Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco. 1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there. 1776 – British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails...
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September 6, 2017

September 6

1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. 1522 – The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world. 1620 –...
The flight path of Korean Airline Flight 007
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