
MAY 14 - Establishment of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
On this day in 1607, Jamestown settlement, first called James Fort, was established on the east bank of the James (Powhatan River) by...

MAY 13 - Republic of Ecuador Founded
On this day in 1830, the Republic of Ecuador was founded following the collapse of Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia, founded in 1819,...

MAY 12 - The birth of Otto Frank & the final executions following Easter Rising 1916
On this day 1889, Otto Heinrich Frank, Holocaust survivor and father of Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt am Main, German Empire to...

MAY 10 - Coronation of Louis XVI and Marie Antionette & the Indian Rebellion of 1857
On this day 1774, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette ascend the throne as King and Queen of France. Louis-Auguste was born 23...

MAY 9 - The Oldest Diplomatic Alliance Still in Force
On this day in 1386, the Treaty of Windsor was signed between Portugal and England. The Treaty of Windsor is a diplomatic alliance seal...

MAY 8 (part 2) - 4 Executions of Irish Republicans after Easter Rising 1916
On this day 1916, Éamonn Ceantt, Michael Mallin, Seán, Heuston, and Con Colbert became the next 4 Irish republicans executed after the...

MAY 8 (part 1) - Creation of the United States of Colombia
On this day in 1863, the Granadine Confederation (Confederación Granadina) became the United States of Colombia (Estados Unidos de...

MAY 7 - Siege of Orléans & Joan of Arc
On this day in 1429, Joan of Arc breaks the English siege of Orléans. The Siege of Orléans was a part of the Hundred Years’ War between...

MAY 5 - Cinco de Mayo, fingerprints, and the execution of an Irish republican
On this day in 1862, the outnumbered Mexican Army defeated the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla under the leadership of General...

MAY 4 - 4 Irish Republicans Executed Following the Events of Easter Rising 1916
On this day, 4 more execution of Irish rebels was carried out by British officials. Each man was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham...

MAY 3 - The first 3 execution of Irish Nationals following Easter Rising 1916
On this day in 1916, the English officials in Dublin began executing leaders of Easter Rising. Thomas Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, and...

MAY 2 - Atrocities in the Congo
On this day in 1885, the Congo Free State was established by a private holding group of European investors headed by Leopold II, King of...

MAY 1 - The Great Exhibition
On this day in 1851, Queen Victoria opened The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London. The Great Exhibition was organized by Prince...

APRIL 30 - The Path to Nicaraguan Independence
The official flag of the Republic of Nicaragua, first adopted in 1908 and made official in 1971. The flag of the Federal Republic of...

APRIL 29 - The End of Easter Rising, the death of The O'Ralilly & the birth of a Japanese Emperor
On this day in 1916, the Irish rebellion known as Easter Rising came to an end. The headquarters at the GPO was abandoned when the...

APRIL 28 - The First Battle Won by Small Arms Fire & the Death of an English Noblemen
On this day in 1503 the Battle of Cerignola was fought between the Spanish and French armies in southern Italy. The Spanish forces were...

APRIL 27 - A Battle for Independence, the birth of a Civil Rights Leaders & the death of an Explorer
On this day in 1296, the Battle of Dunbar was fought as part of the First War of Scottish Independence. This battle was the only...

APRIL 26 - The marriage of a Duke, the birth of an Emperor & the death of a Medici
On this day in 1923 Prince Albert, Duke of York married the Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey. The Duke of York was the...

APRIL 25 - A Peloponnesian battle, the birth of a King in England, & death of a Queen in Jerusalem
404 BCE – From 431 to 404 BCE the Peloponnesian War raged between the Delian League, led by Greece, and the Peloponnesian League, led by...




















