It happened today – this day in history – May 29
1176: The Lombard League beats Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle at Legnano. 1453: Constantinople,
Read moreMichael Jackson
It happened today – this day in history – May 26
1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – May 13
1110: Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath. 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside.
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – May 2
1194: Richard I gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 1497: John Cabot’s expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands across
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – April 30
1492: Christopher Columbus is given royal commission by Spanish monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II to equip his fleet to
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – April 18
1480: Birth of Lucretia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI. 1506: The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – March 13
1639: Cambridge College, Massachusetts, is renamed Harvard. 1781: William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but is actually
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – March 10
241BC: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 37AD: Death of Roman Emperor
Read more
It happened today – on this day in history – February 28
1728: Handel’s opera “Siroe, re di Persia” premieres in London. 1749: Henry Fieldings’ novel “Tom Jones” published. 1784: John Wesley
Read more
It happened today – on this day in history – February 27
1594: Henry IV is crowned king of France. 1670: Jews are expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I. 1678:
Read more