Category: Today In History

1014 – Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II Roman German Emperor 1076 – Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Roman Emperor Henry IV 1130 – Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II 1803 – Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void. 1849 – In...

1258 – Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed. 1566 – St Augustine, Florida founded 1633 – Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun 1693 – College of William & Mary opens in Virginia 1832 – First appearance of cholera...

1098 – Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch 1355 – The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1749 – 10th (final) volume of Fielding’s “Tom Jones” is published 1774 – Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit 1798 – Louis Alexandre...

1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. 1575 – Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis Protection of Freedom 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the...

457 – Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire 1613 – Michail Romanov, at the age of 16, becomes czar of Russia 1639 – Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language 1792 – Austria and Prussia sign anti-French covenant 1795 – 11th Amendment to Constitution ratified, affirms power of states 1812 – 8.2 earthquake...

1508 – Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1778 – France recognizes USA, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty 1820 – US population announced at 9,638,453 1832 – US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy 1836 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) 1843 – The first minstrel show...