1407: Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma 1516: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area, establishing the first Jewish ghetto 1815: Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, […]
1767: Ayutthaya kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders 1820: The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos 1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. 1898: Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during […]
30: Scholars’ estimate for Jesus’ crucifixion by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3] 529: First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis or the Justinian Code (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I 1948: World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations 1954: US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in […]
46 BC: Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus. 1453: Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of the Byzantine Empire capitol of Constantinople (now İstanbul), which falls May 29 1652: Cape Colony, the first European settlement in South Africa, established by […]
1242: Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice 1722: Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island / Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific 1818: Battle of Maipú: Chile’s independence movement led by Bernardo O’Higgins and José de San Martín win a decisive victory […]
1581: Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon “Golden Hind” at Deptford, England 1655: Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet defeats Barbary pirates 1789: First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington’s presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791) 1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed in Washington, D.C. […]
1367: An alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarra defeats Count Henry of Castile in the Battle of Navarrete, fought near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile 1645: English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model […]
1513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida 1792: The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime 1801: Napoleonic Wars: The British […]
527: Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 1748: The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre 1948: “Big Bang” theory proposed in scientific journal “Physical Review” by American cosmologists Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe, and George Gamow 1974: Ayatollah Khomeini calls for […]
Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes?
