1415 – Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa. 1777 – The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American…
1415 – Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa. 1777 – The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American…
1442 – Alfonso V of Aragon was crowned King of Naples. 1665 – England installed a municipal government in New York. It was the former…
1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. 1770 – Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of…
1776 – The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence. 1801 – The North African State of Tripoli declared war on…
1923 – Bulgaria’s government was overthrown by the military. 1931 – Robert H. Goddard patented a rocket-fueled aircraft design. 1940 – Norway surrendered to the…
0452 – Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun. 0793 – The Vikings raided the Northumbrian coast of England. 1786 – In New York City,…
1494 – Spain and Portugal divided the new lands they had discovered between themselves. 1498 – Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration.…
1674 – Sivaji crowned himself King of India. 1936 – The first helicopter was tested in a building in Berlin, Germany. 1941 – The U.S.…