96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, stablishing Constantine’s sole…Read more ›

1382 – Louis the Great’s daughter, Mary, is crowned “king” of Hungary. 1462 – The Battle of Świecino (also known as the Battle of Żarnowiec) is fought during…Read more ›

1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins. 1810 – With the Grito…Read more ›

668 – Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. 921 – At Tetin, Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her…Read more ›

81 – Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. 326 – Helena of Constantinople discovers the True Cross and the Holy…Read more ›

533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa. 1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed…Read more ›

490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of…Read more ›

1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English. 1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a…Read more ›

1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. 1547 – The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh,…Read more ›

337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. 533 – A Byzantine…Read more ›