It happened today – this day in history – April 28
1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay, Australia.
Read more1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay, Australia.
Read more1724: Bach’s “St John Passion” premieres in Leipzig. 1739: Highwayman Dick Turpin is executed for horse theft. 1770: Birth of
Read more59AD: Death of Roman Empress Agrippina aged 43 – possibly murdered by her son Nero. 1743: Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” premieres
Read more306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. 1261: Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for
Read more1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay, Australia.
Read more1124: David I becomes king of Scots. 1296: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England at The Battle
Read more1397: Geoffrey Chaucer tells the “Canterbury Tales” for the first time at the court of Richard II. 1492: Christopher Columbus
Read more1633: Birth of diarist Samuel Pepys. 1685: Birth of composer George Frideric Handel in Halle, Germany. 1689: William III is
Read more1493: First sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus. 1570: Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod. 1718: France declares
Read more1431: Joan of Arc is handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon. 1496: Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
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