13 August 2023: This day in history
1521: Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortés capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire 1536: Buddhist monks from Kyōto’s Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536). 1642: Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars’ southern polar cap 1788: Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to […]