Posts tagged Today in History

On this day in history, a miracle sparked an outcry.  Very few individuals have had their voice echo throughout the world, even fewer have been …

On this day in history, a Shakespearean icon was born.  In the cold chambers of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, England, Richard Plantagenet was born as …

On this day in history, a true American “Great” was born. Under the beating Southern sun in 1897, William Faulkner was born in Oxford, Mississippi, …

On this day in history, Moscow turned to ash. In the autumn of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée occupied the Russian capital of Moscow, marking the …

On this day in 1835, the origin of species was founded.  The HMS Beagle cut through the eastern Pacific Ocean towards the Galápagos Islands off …

On this day in history, America changed forever.  At 8:46 A.M. in Manhattan’s Financial District, as thousands of workers filed into the World Trade Center …

On this day in 1882, humanity stepped out of the darkness and into the light.  New York City was the battleground for what would later …

On this day in 1911, the art world’s premier darling was stolen in broad daylight. Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci around 1505, the Mona Lisa …

On this day in 476 CE, the sun finally set on a mythic empire.  Centuries of gradual decline had plagued the Roman Empire, accentuated by …

On this day in 1821, the world lost one of its true Greats.  Few can claim to have had a profound impact on the world …