It happened today – this day in history – April 5
456: St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. 1424: James I of Scotland returns home after 18 years
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It happened today – this day in history – February 22
1512: Death of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. 1630: Native Amerian Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn at Thanksgiving. 1732: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – February 14
1076: Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV for the first time. 1349: 900 Jews are burned alive
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It happened today – this day in history – February 11
660BC: The traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the
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It happened today – this day in history – January 13
1099: Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria. 1404: The Act of Multipliers is passed by Parliament forbidding alchemists to use
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It happened today – this day in history – April 5
456AD: Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. 1424: Scottish king James I returns to Scotland after 18
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 22
1512: Death of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. 1630: Native Amerian Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn at Thanksgiving. 1732: Birth of
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 14
1400: Richard II is murdered at Pontefract Castle. 1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic. 1689: Parliament places Mary Stuart
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