It happened today – this day in history – September 28
551BC: Birth of Confucius. 48BC: Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt. 935: Saint
Read moreSadat
It happened today – this day in history – September 5
1548: Death of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII. 1638: Birth of Louis XIV in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – July 18
64: The Great Fire of Rome begins under Emperor Nero. 1290: Edward I orders the expulsion of Jews from England
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – October 6
1854: The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leaves 53 dead. 1889: The Moulin Rouge (Red Windmill) opens in Paris.
Read more
It happened today – this day in history – September 28
1066: William the Conqueror invaded England. 1760: The Russian & Austrian army occupies Berlin 1542: Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Read more