DAY IN HISTORY September 19 Twiggy, aka Lesley Hornby 335 – Flavius Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, Constantine the Great. 1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first US federal budget. 1796 – George Washington’s Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.  1881 […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 18 Fidel Castro at the UN AD 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. 1679 – The Province of New Hampshire is separated from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1793 – The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington. 1812 – The 1812 […]

DAY IN HISTORY September 17 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in Zuccotti Park 1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. 1683 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing “animalcules”. 1778 – The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States […]

Today in History September 12 Henry Hudson’s Halve Maen exploring the Palisades 1185 – Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos brutally put to death in Constantinople. 1609 – Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. 1847 – Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. 1857 – The SS Central America […]

Today in History September 9 Elvis and Ed 9 AD – Arminius’ alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. 337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between […]

Today in History     September 5 Munich Massacre 1590 – Alexander Farnese’s army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris. 1666 – Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul’s Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died. 1698 – In an […]

Today in History     September 4 Click to watch Albert Schweitzer at his pedal-piano  in Lambarene – with cat and fly. “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life – music and cats.” 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself “King of Italy”, thus ending the Western Roman […]

Today in History   July 31 JEAN DUBUFFET   Maquette zur Lithografie  “Nez carotte” April 23, 1961 30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian’s forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: 6th […]

Today in History July 30 An early example of the Volkswagen Beetle 762 – Baghdad is founded. 1609 – Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies. 1626 – An earthquake in Naples, Italy, kills about 10,000 people. 1729 […]

Today in History ~ July 25 Constantine l 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. 1261 – The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, re-establishing the Byzantine Empire. 1467 – The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively. […]