Category: Today In History

Today in History July 12 Hamilton and Burr duel in New Jersey AD 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after six months of battle. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. 1806 – Sixteen German imperial states leave the Holy Roman...

Today in History July 10 Tesla 1086 – King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants. 1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. 1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. 1850 – President Millard Fillmore is sworn in,...

Today in History July 9 Anne of Cleves was Queen of England from  January 6 to July 9, 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII  Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, c.1539. 1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. The French ambassador, Charles de Marillac,...

Today in History The Liberty Bell Click here to listen 951 – Paris is founded 1497 – Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, which leads him to become first European to reach India by sea. 1693 – The City of New York authorizes the first police uniforms in American colonies 1835...

Today in History July 3 Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen 987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. 1754 – French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces. 1775 – American Revolutionary...

Today in History July 2 Amelia Earheart 1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam pump 1843 – An alligator falls from sky during a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina 1890 – Congress passes Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is an antitrust law that regulates competition among enterprises, passed by Congress...