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1885 – Aleksandras Stulginskis, President of Lithuania (d. 1969) 1885 – Lili Green [Alice Sally Mary], Dutch English dancer, born in Bromley, England (d. 1977) … Continue reading →

1797 – Bank of England issues first £1 note 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte and his supporters leave Elba to start a 100 day re-conquest of … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1839 – 1st Grand National steeplechase, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool: Jem Mason wins aboard 5/1 favourite Lottery 1949 – USAF plane began 1st nonstop … Continue reading →

Tune in to new episodes of Modern Marvels, Sundays at 10/9c on The HISTORY Channel. Rising from a stretch of desert with nothing but remoteness … Continue reading →

1902 – Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen) 1909 – Geoffrey Dummer, electronics engineer, first to build integrated circuit / microchip, born in Hull England … Continue reading →

1751 – 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent) 1793 – 1st US cabinet meeting, held at George Washington’s home 1907 – … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1358 – Dalmatie flees Venice 1911 – Victor Herbert’s opera “Natoma” premieres at Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1924 – Marie Boyd scores … Continue reading →

Join us as we explain the wildest, weirdest, most shocking moments of all time in History Countdown – https://histv.co/countdown Today, New York is the biggest … Continue reading →

1103 – Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) 1723 – John Burgoyne, British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War), born in Sutton, … Continue reading →

1895 – Cuban war for independence begins 1908 – In ‘Muller v Oregon’, the US Supreme Court favors an Oregon law limiting maximum hours a … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1597 – Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main 1917 – German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed … Continue reading →

Watch all new episodes of Swamp People, Thursdays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at … Continue reading →

1648 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) 1834 – Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis 1886 – Albert … Continue reading →

1540 – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola 1847 – Battle of Buena Vista … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1792 – Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners) 1904 – United States acquires control of the Panama Canal … Continue reading →

Join us as we highlight the trends that have defined us from the 1920s to now in History by the Decade – https://histv.co/ByTheDecade A constellation … Continue reading →

Join us as we highlight the trends that have defined us from the 1920s to now in History by the Decade – https://histv.co/ByTheDecade Yellowstone National … Continue reading →

1788 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (Great Pessimist) 1915 – Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz], American actor (To Have and Have Not, We the People, … Continue reading →

1281 – Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV 1288 – Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV 1898 – Black postmaster lynched, his wife and … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1784 – 1st US ship to trade with China, “Empress of China”, sails from NY 1918 – Germany claims Baltic states, Finland and … Continue reading →

1705 – Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781) 1785 – Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) 1860 – … Continue reading →

1858 – Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts) 1864 – -22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi 1887 – Oregon becomes 1st US … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1564 – Philip II routes Cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte 1963 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1971 – Series of … Continue reading →

Tune in to the new season of Modern Marvels, premiering Sunday, 2/21 at 10/9c on The HISTORY Channel. Sink your teeth into the razor sharp … Continue reading →

1827 – Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, American politician, lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Unadilla, New York (d. 1912) 1835 – Allessandro d’Ancona, Italian … Continue reading →

1710 – Johan Willem Friso becomes Viceroy of Groningen, Netherlands 1935 – Dane Caroline Mikkelson is 1st woman to land on Antarctica 1963 – Future … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1811 – Austria declares bankruptcy 1922 – Marc Connelly and George Kaufman’s “To the Ladies” premieres in NYC 1931 – Congress allows California … Continue reading →

Join us as we explain the wildest, weirdest, most shocking moments of all time in History Countdown – https://histv.co/countdown Mankind embarks on a new age … Continue reading →

1671 – Charles-Hubert Gervais, French baroque composer, born at the Palais Royal, Paris, France (d. 1744) 1917 – Carson McCullers, American novelist (Heart Is a … Continue reading →

1582 – Francis of Valois becomes Duke of Brabant 1959 – Britain, Turkey and Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence 1960 – Swedish cross country … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1920 – Netherlands joins League of Nations 1950 – Groundbreaking ceremony held for Mississippi Vocational College (later Mississippi Valley State University) 1987 – … Continue reading →

Tune in to the new season of Modern Marvels, premiering Sunday, 2/21 at 10/9c on The HISTORY Channel. Rubber, Plastic, Nylon, Aerosols, Resins, Solvents, and … Continue reading →

1404 – Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura) 1891 – Chester Clute, NJ, actor (Niagra Falls) 1895 – George “The Gipper” Gipp, American football … Continue reading →

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1864 – Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson, Australian bush poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man From Snowy River), born near Orange, New South Wales (d. 1941) 1910 … Continue reading →

1461 – Wars of the Roses: Second Battle of St Albans – Lancastrian army defeats Yorkists and recaptures King Henry VI 1818 – Baron Karl … Continue reading →

Watch all new episodes of Swamp People, Thursdays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at … Continue reading →

1684 – Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Nymburk, Bohemia, Czech monk/composer 1934 – Marlene Bauer Hagge, American golfer, co-founder LPGA (Woman’s PGA C’ship 1956), born in Eureka, … Continue reading →

1846 – Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India 1916 – The German ambassador in Washington announces that Germany will pay an indemnity … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1892 – Opera “Werther” by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna 1946 – 1st commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport, Connecticut 1946 – “The Duchess … Continue reading →

1524 – Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims 1812 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler and founder of Tiffany and Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut … Continue reading →

590 – Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king is crowned King of Persia 1845 – William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72 inch … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia 1950 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Cinderella” premieres in Boston 1950 – WM Inge’s … Continue reading →

1806 – Lajos, Count Batthyany, 1st Prime Minister of Hungary, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1849) 1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss … Continue reading →

1777 – US Congress commissions Benjamin Lincoln a major general in the Continental Army 1778 – “Stars and Stripes” arrives in foreign port for 1st … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1940 – British merchant vessel fleet is armed 1941 – Carson McCuller’s “Reflections in a Golden Eye” published 1942 – Japanese parachutists land … Continue reading →

1822 – Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet 1900 – Joseph “Wingy” Manone American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (“Tar Paper Stomp”; “Downright Disgusted Blues”), … Continue reading →

Join us as we explain the wildest, weirdest, most shocking moments of all time in History Countdown – https://histv.co/countdown In the Andes, the Spanish open … Continue reading →

1438 – Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen 1785 – Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) 1824 – Dayananda Sarasvati, Indian hindu … Continue reading →

1554 – Queen of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is executed for treason 1821 – Mercantile Library of City of NY opens 1825 … Continue reading →

Historical Events 1797 – Joseph Haydn’s song “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser” (God Save Emperor Francis) premieres in Vienna 1947 – Record 100.5-kg sailfish caught, … Continue reading →

Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise, destined to become the most decorated ship of World War ll, was the only carrier to be front and center in … Continue reading →

1812 – Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1883) 1829 – William Anderson Pile, American politician, minister, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born … Continue reading →

Join us as we explain the wildest, weirdest, most shocking moments of all time in History Countdown – https://histv.co/countdown Cappadocia is where East meets West, … Continue reading →