Which event occurred in 1836? March 1 – Texas Revolution – Convention of 1836: Delegates from many Texas communities gather in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico. March 2…
1941 Rasjid al-Gailani forms pro-German regime in Iraq 1941 Walton’s overture “Scapino” premieres in Chicago 1944 British dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz at Kåfjorden, Norway Today in History April 3: What Happened…
1827 US inventor Joseph Dixon of Salem, Massachusetts, begins manufacturing lead pencils 1845 H L Fizeau & Leon Foucault take 1st photo of the Sun 1860 1st Italian Parliament meets at Turin 1863 Bread…
1946 400,000 US mine workers strike 1946 Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii 1946 Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP) 1946 The Malayan Union is formed as a…
1907 Honolulu, Hawaii, becomes an independent city. 1910 Cleveland Naps Addie Joss limits St.Louis Browns to 8 hits in 2-1 victory 1911 Portugal approves female suffrage Today in History April 30: What Happened…
1853 Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth 1854 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, receives its charter from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, making it the 1st degree-granting Black college in US 1857 US…
1253 -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire 1253 Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in…
1518 Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors and Bourgondisch covenant 1522 Battle of Bicocca: a combined French and Venetian force is decisively defeated by a Spanish-Imperial and Papal army Today in History…
757 Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I 1220 German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights Today in History April 26: What Happened on This Date? 1336 Italian…
1185 Sea battle at Dan-no-ura: Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family 1362 Muhammad VI ruler of Granada killed with a lance personally by Peter I of Castile, along with 36 followers and his head…
1479 BC Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty) 1184 BC The Greeks enter Troy using…
215 BC A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene 1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at…
Today in History April 22 d.— 296 St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope d.— 536 St. Agapetus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope d.—1056 Supernova Crab nebula last…
753 Events: — BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date) 1526 Events: —First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India Watch: Today…
295 8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet 850 Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne Today in History April 20: What Happened on This Date? 1139 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in…
310 St Eusebius begins his reign as Catholic Pope., 387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus. Today in History April 18: What Happened on This Date? 1025 Bolesław Chrobry is crowned…