1296 – The Scots were defeated by Edward I at the Battle of Dunbar. 1805 – A force led by U.S. Marines captured the city of Derna, on…Read more ›

1590 – The Sultan of Morocco launched his successful attack to capture Timbuktu. 1644 – The Ming Chongzhen emperor committed suicide by hanging himself.  1707 – At the…Read more ›

1348 – The first English order of knighthood was founded. It was the Order of the Garter. 1564 – Poet, playwright William Shakespeare  (“Julius Caesar,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “MacBeth”)  1666 –…Read more ›

1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil. 1509 – Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry VII. 1529…Read more ›

1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake fought his last battle when he destroyed the Spanish fleet in Santa Cruz Bay. 1689 – The siege of Londonderry began. Supporters…Read more ›

1539 – Emperor Charles V reached a truce with German Protestants at Frankfurt, Germany. 1587 – English admiral Sir Francis Drake entered Cadiz harbor and sank the Spanish…Read more ›

1521 – Martin Luther confronted the emperor Charles V in the Diet of Worms and refused to retract his views that led to his excommunication. 1838 – The…Read more ›

1492 – Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain to find a passage to Asia and the Indies. 1521 – Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic…Read more ›

1705 – Queen Anne of England knighted Isaac Newton. 1862 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved conscription act for white males between 18 and 35. 1862 – In…Read more ›

1784 – The first balloon was flown in Ireland. 1813 – U.S. troops under James Wilkinson attacked the Spanish-held city of Mobile that would be in the future…Read more ›