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 as a slave to Ireland (traditional date). In 1580, Prince William I of Orange was welcomed in Amsterdam. In 1762, New York City hosted its…
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Historical Events on March 14
On This Day in History: March 14 In 1590, King Henry IV of France defeated the Catholic League at the Battle of Ivry during the French Wars of Religion. In 1743, the first American town meeting was held at Boston’s Faneuil Hall. In 1812, the US Congress approved war bonds to finance the War of…
Historical Events on March 13
On This Day in History: March 13 In 1634, the first meeting of the future French Academy took place at the Paris residence of Valentin Conrart, laying the foundation for France’s premier linguistic institution. In 1778, France informed Great Britain of its treaty with America, four days after which Britain declared war. In 1865, Confederate…
Historical Events on March 12
On This Day in History: March 12 In 1054 Pope Leo IX escaped from prison and returned to Rome and resumed his papacy. In 1455, the first mention of Johannes Gutenberg’s Bible appeared in a letter from Enea Silvio Piccolomini, mentioning its printing the year before. In 1594, Dutch merchants in Amsterdam founded the Company…
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 violence, helping to end the revolutionary phase of the Reformation. In 1562, Naples imposed a strict ban on kissing in public, with violations punishable by…
Historical Events on March 5
On This Day in History: March 5 In 1496, King Henry VII of England issued a royal commission to John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), giving him authority to discover and claim new territories on behalf of the English Crown. This was a pivotal moment in the Age of Exploration, as Cabot’s voyages later contributed to England’s…
Historical Events on March 1
On This Day in History: March 1 In 743, the Roman Council at Astinnes issued a decree banning Jews from owning Christian slaves, citing concern over possible conversions to Judaism. In 1562, the bloodshed of Wassy occurred when troops led by François de Guise fired on a Huguenot congregation, marking the beginning of the French…
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 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts resulted in 40 people being killed and 100 others being captured by Indigenous forces. In 1832, Charles Darwin arrived in Salvador,…
Historical Events on Feb 26
On This Day in History: February 26 On this day in 1266, the Battle of Benevento took place in southern Italy, where the forces of Manfred of Sicily clashed with the troops of Charles of Anjou. On this day in 1266, the Battle of Benevento took place in southern Italy, where the forces of Manfred…