1570 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign. Also absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown. 1793 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home 1862 First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money […]
303 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued by Emperor Diocletian 1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V‘s troops beat the French. French King Francois I captured, 15,000 killed or wounded 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1739 Battle of Karnal: Army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, […]
303 Roman Emperor Diocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians, razing the church at Nicomedia 1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date) 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola 1836 Alamo besieged for 13 days until March 6 by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed 1904 United States […]
1632 Galileo’s “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems” is published 1774 British House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain, launched by the French during the Revolutionary Wars, begins near Fishguard, Wales 1825 Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary 1967 25,000 US and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City against the […]
1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury 1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov 1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick’s, runs for the 1st time, along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales 1916 World War I: Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, […]
