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November 25 โ Some important events on this day. 1034 ๐๐ผ Malcolm II, King of Scots (Mรกel Coluim mac Cinรกeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter […]

#TodayInHistory – November 24
November 24 โ Some important events on this day. 380 ๐๐ผ Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople 1434 ๐๐ผ River Thames in London freezes over […]

#TodayInHistory – November 23
November 23 โ Some important events on this day. 800 ๐๐ผ Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. 1248 ๐๐ผ Conquest of Seville by […]

#TodayInHistory – November 22
November 22 โ Some important events on this day. 845 ๐๐ผ First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon […]

#TodayInHistory – November 21
November 21 โ Some important events on this day. 164 BC ๐๐ผ During Maccabbean revolt Judas Maccabaeus recaptures Jersusalem and rededicates the Second Temple, commemorated since as Jewish festival Hanukkah […]

#TodayInHistory – November 20
November 20 โ Some important events on this day. 284 ๐๐ผ Roman soldier Diocletian proclaimed Emperor by the army 762 ๐๐ผ Bรถgรผ, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of […]

#TodayInHistory – November 19
November 19 โ Some important events on this day. 1274 ๐๐ผ Mongol army lands at Hakata Bay in Japan during their first invasion attempt and are defeated; a typhoon destroys […]

#TodayInHistory – November 18
November 18 โ Some important events on this day. 326 ๐๐ผ Old St. Peter’s Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th – 16th century), later replaced by current Basilica 1421 ๐๐ผ […]

#TodayInHistory – November 17
November 17 โ Some important events on this day. 1278 ๐๐ผ 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins 1558 ๐๐ผ Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English […]

#TodayInHistory – November 16
November 16 โ Some important events on this day. 13 ๐๐ผ General Tiberius’ (later Emperor) triumphant procession through Rome after siege of Germany 534 ๐๐ผ Second and final revision of […]

#TodayInHistory – November 15
November 15 โ Some important events on this day. 1315 ๐๐ผ Battle of Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austria 1492 ๐๐ผ Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to […]

Nell Gwyn: the temptress who enchanted a king
In history, King Charles II consorted with a long line of mistresses and had 13 children by them. Nell Gwyn, who died on this day, November 14, 1687, is the […]

#TodayInHistory – November 14
November 14 โ Some important events on this day. 1524 ๐๐ผ Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1666 ๐๐ผ Diarist Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion […]

#TodayInHistory – November 13
November 13 โ Some important events on this day. 1789 ๐๐ผ Benjamin Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes” 1839 ๐๐ผ Last bull run in Britain […]

#TodayInHistory – November 12
November 12 โ Some important events on this day. 764 ๐๐ผ Tibetan troops occupy Chang’an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty 1823 ๐๐ผ Great North Holland Canal […]

#TodayInHistory – November 11
November 11 โ Some important events on this day. 308 ๐๐ผ The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius […]

#TodayInHistory – November 10
November 10 โ Some important events on this day. 1444 ๐๐ผ Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1619 ๐๐ผ Renรฉ Descartes has the dream that inspires […]

#TodayInHistory – November 9
November 9 โ Some important events on this day. 694 ๐๐ผ Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Muslims/sentenced to slavery 1313 ๐๐ผ Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick […]

#TodayInHistory – November 8
November 8 โ Some important events on this day. 392 ๐๐ผ Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion 1519 ๐๐ผ 1st meeting of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II and […]

#TodayInHistory – November 7
November 7 โ Some important events on this day. 921 ๐๐ผ Treaty of Bonn: East France & West France recognize each other 1492 ๐๐ผ Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field […]

#TodayInHistory – November 6
November 6 โ Some important events on this day. 1528 ๐๐ผ Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador รlvar Nรบรฑez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas 1572 ๐๐ผ […]

#TodayInHistory – November 5
November 5 โ Some important events on this day. 1492 ๐๐ผ Christopher Columbus 1st learns about growing and harvesting maize (corn) from Cuba’s indigenous population 1500 ๐๐ผ Astronomer Copernicus observes […]

#TodayInHistory – November 4
November 4 โ Some important events on this day. 1333 ๐๐ผ Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani. 1429 […]

#TodayInHistory – November 3
November 3 โ Some important events on this day. 644 ๐๐ผ Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina 1394 ๐๐ผ Jews are expelled […]

#TodayInHistory – November 2
November 2 โ Some important events on this day. 1642 ๐๐ผ Second Battle of Breitenfeld, aka First Battle of Leipzig: victory for the Swedish army under Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson […]

#TodayInHistory – November 1
November 1 โ Some important events on this day. 835 ๐๐ผ All Saints Day made compulsory by Pope Gregory IV throughout Frankish Kingdom 996 ๐๐ผ First recorded use of modern […]

#TodayInHistory – October 31
October 31 โ Some important events on this day. 1517 ๐๐ผ Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating The Protestant Reformation 1541 […]

#TodayInHistory – October 30
October 30 โ Some important events on this day. 1270 ๐๐ผ The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis […]

#TodayInHistory – October 29
October 29 โ Some important events on this day. 539 BC ๐๐ผ King Cyrus “the Great” of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home […]