It happened today – this day in history – April 26
1514: Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn. 1655: The Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant’s desire to exclude
Read more1514: Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn. 1655: The Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant’s desire to exclude
Read more1133: Birth of Henry II. 1496: Henry VII grants John Cabot a commission to explore for new lands. 1558: Smoking
Read more1394: James I of Scotland is born in Dunfermline Palace. 1510: Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his
Read more1187: Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. 1258: Salisbury Cathedral is inaugurated. 1486: Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry
Read more1217: French prince Louis and English King Henry III sign a peace treaty. 1624: The first submarine is publicly tested
Read more70AD: The Romans occupy and plunder Jerusalem. 1191: Richard I defeats Saladin at Arsuf in the Third Crusade. 1497: Pretender
Read more30BC: Cleopatra commits suicide. 1323: The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first
Read more1492: Rodrigo de Borja becomes Pope Alexander VI. 1597: Germany throws out English sales people. 1786: Captain Francis Light establishes
Read more1307: Edward I dies aged 68. He is succeeded by his son Edward II. 1456: A retrial verdict acquits Joan
Read more1314: Scotland regains independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn. 1340: The English fleet destroys the French at the
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