Today In History April 5th
In 1614, Virginia, 18 year old Pocahontas marries an English Colonist named John Rolfe. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, a Native...
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In 1614, Virginia, 18 year old Pocahontas marries an English Colonist named John Rolfe. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, a Native...
In 1581, Queen Elizabeth I knights Sir Francis Drake for completing his circumnavigation of the world. Francis Drake’s circumnavigation...
In 1882, Robert Ford kills Jesse James. Robert Ford was an American outlaw in what is popularly known as the Wild West. He grew up into...
In 1863, during the American Civil War, the largest series of Southern bread riots occurred in Richmond, Virginia. During these riots,...
In 1572, during the Eighty Years War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces. This was a major turning point in the...
In 1945, A firebombing is carried out on Tokyo by Allied forces, destroying most of the capital and killing more than 100,000 civilians.
In 1876, a patent is granted for Alexander Graham Bell’s invention called the “telephone”. Bell also went on to co-found American...
Christopher Columbus is widely known as the first person to discover the Americas in 1492. In reality, the Americas were discovered about...
In 1770, harassed by a mob, British Soldiers open fire on the crowd, killing Crispus Attucks and four others. This comes to be known as...
In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
In 1585, The Olympic Theatre is inaugurated in Vicenza. Designed by Andrea Palladio, the Olympic Theatre took 5 years to build, and is...
In 1657, The Great Fire of Meireki began in Edo, which is now known as Tokyo, Japan, causing more than 100,000 deaths, before it...
In 1692, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are brought before local magistrate in Salem Village, Massachusetts, this begins what is...
In 1525, conquistador Hernán Cortés ordered the execution of Aztec king Cuauhtémoc. Cortés was part of the first generation of Spanish...
In 1617, the Treaty of Stolbovo is signed by Sweden and Russia, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea. The...
In 1870, the Beach Pneumatic Transit in New York City, demonstrating a subway line, opens. The BPT was the first attempt to build an...
In 1836, Samuel Colt is granted a US patent for his revolver firearm. Colt established Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and...
In 1847, in Mexico, American troops, led by future president General Zachary Taylor, defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna....
In 1371, Robert II is crowned king of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. Originally Stewart, their reign lasted until 1714, ending...
In 1613, Michael I is elected as Tsar by a national assembly. Thus, began the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia. The Romanovs reigned...