Category: Today In History

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…