421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved…
421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved…
457 – Leo I the Thracian becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1301-Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English…
1819 – Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore. 1900 – The Holland Senate ratified the 1899 peace conference decree that created in international arbitration court…
1846 – “The Oregon Spectator”, based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast. 1870 – 1st motion picture shown to…
1784 – 1st unmanned balloon flight in Ireland 1920 – 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (lasts 1½ months) 1938 – Hitler seizes…
1509 – The Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India. 1690 – The first paper money in America…
1863- Samuel Clemens first uses the pen nameMark Twain in a Virginia City newspaper, the “Territorial Enterprise” 1901 – Funeral of Queen Victoria. 1931- 1st…
1587 – Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots 1669 – French King Louis XIV limits freedom of…
1851- Gail Borden announces invention of condensed milk 1862 – Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through…
1948 – Mahatma Gandhi, India’s Father of the Nation was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. The great leader lost his life and India the man who lead…