#TodayInHistory – August 7
August 7 – Some important events on this day. 322 BC 👉🏼 Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great 1428 👉🏼 Valais witch […]
#TodayInHistory – August 6
August 6 – Some important events on this day. 1497 👉🏼 Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland) – first European to do so since the […]
#TodayInHistory – August 5
August 5 – Some important events on this day. 910 👉🏼 The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces […]
#TodayInHistory – August 4
August 4 – Some important events on this day. 1181 👉🏼 Supernova SN 1181 in the constellation Cassiopeia observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers, lasting until August 6 1558 👉🏼 […]
#TodayInHistory – August 3
August 3 – Some important events on this day. 8 👉🏼 Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus 1492 👉🏼 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first […]
#TodayInHistory – August 2
August 2 – Some important events on this day. 338 BC 👉🏼 Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, […]
#TodayInHistory – August 1
August 1 – Some important events on this day. 30 BC 👉🏼 Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic 527 […]
#TodayInHistory – July 31
July 31 – Some important events on this day. 30 BC 👉🏼 Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves minor victory over Octavian, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading […]
#TodayInHistory – July 30
July 30 – Some important events on this day. 101 BC 👉🏼 Battle of Vercellae: Roman army under Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul, ending the Celto-Germanic threat […]
#TodayInHistory – July 29
July 29 – Some important events on this day. 626 👉🏼 Avaren/Slaves under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople 904 👉🏼 Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade […]
The incredible story of the woman who fell 75 storeys in a lift (and survived)
This incredible woman probably had to defy the laws of gravity after she survived a fall of 75 storeys trapped in an elevator. This is the stuff of nightmares for […]
#TodayInHistory – July 28
July 28 – Some important events on this day. 1148 👉🏼 Second Crusade: Crusaders abandon their siege of Damascus 1330 👉🏼 Battle of Velbuzd: Serbian forces defeats Bulgarian army 1794 […]
#TodayInHistory – July 27
July 27 – Some important events on this day. 1214 👉🏼 1st battle of Bouvines: King Philip II of France vs Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and King John of […]
#TodayInHistory – July 26
July 26 – Some important events on this day. 657 👉🏼 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates […]
#TodayInHistory – July 25
July 25 – Some important events on this day. 306 👉🏼 Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops 1521 👉🏼 About 300 heretics burned in Vrijdagmarkt Gent 1538 […]
Light and air for everybody: the window tax imposed on English citizens in 1696
The Victorian era was one of enormous transformation for British industry and architecture, popular also for its weirdnesses, including funerals for pets, hospitals for dead that prevented the fear of […]