On This Day in History: March 18 In A.D. 37, the Roman Senate annulled Tiberius’ will and declared Caligula emperor, beginning a new era for Rome. In 1229, Holy Roman […]
Historical Events on March 17
On This Day in History: March 17 In 432, at the age of about 16, St. Patrick was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken […]
Historical Events on March 16
On This Day in History: March 16 In 1079 Iran adopted the Solar Hijri calendar, which is still in use today. In 1322, the Battle of Boroughbridge took place during […]
Historical Events on March 9
On This Day in History: March 9 In 1522, Martin Luther began delivering his Invocavit sermons in Wittenberg, in which he urged citizens to rely on God’s word rather than […]
Historical Events on March 3
On This Day in History: March 3 In 1575, the Mughal emperor Akbar won a decisive victory over Bengali forces at the Battle of Tukaroi, further expanding his empire’s […]
Historical Events on Feb 28
On This Day in History: February 28 On this day in 1700, Sweden adopted the Swedish calendar, which skipped February 29 and went straight to March 1. In 1704, a […]