1293 – Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. 1580 – After a three-day…
1293 – Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. 1580 – After a three-day…
1706 – The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed…
608 – The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain. 1775 – U.S. Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army…
1543 – England and Scotland signed the peace of Greenwich. 1596 – An English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and…
1704 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 1940 Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations 1956 Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan 1996…
320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observes an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest). 614 – King…
875 – Charles the Bald King of the Franks is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. 1851 – The first American YMCA opens in…
418 – Pope Boniface I is elected. 457 – Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognized by Emperor Leo I the…
333 – Roman Emperor Constantine the Great elevates his youngest son Constans to the rank of Caesar. 336 – First documentary sign of Christmas celebration…
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English. 1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic…