Christopher JackMay 23, 20192 min readMAY 10 - Coronation of Louis XVI and Marie Antionette & the Indian Rebellion of 1857On 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...
Christopher JackMay 22, 20191 min readMAY 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...
Christopher JackMay 22, 20193 min readMAY 8 (part 2) - 4 Executions of Irish Republicans after Easter Rising 1916On this day 1916, Éamonn Ceantt, Michael Mallin, Seán, Heuston, and Con Colbert became the next 4 Irish republicans executed after the...
Christopher JackMay 22, 20192 min readMAY 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...
Christopher JackMay 22, 20192 min readMAY 7 - Siege of Orléans & Joan of ArcOn 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...
Christopher JackMay 22, 20192 min readMAY 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...
Christopher JackMay 21, 20192 min readMAY 4 - 4 Irish Republicans Executed Following the Events of Easter Rising 1916On this day, 4 more execution of Irish rebels was carried out by British officials. Each man was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham...
Christopher JackMay 21, 20193 min readMAY 3 - The first 3 execution of Irish Nationals following Easter Rising 1916On this day in 1916, the English officials in Dublin began executing leaders of Easter Rising. Thomas Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, and...
Christopher JackMay 21, 20192 min readMAY 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...
Christopher JackMay 16, 20191 min readMAY 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...
Christopher JackMay 15, 20191 min readAPRIL 30 - The Path to Nicaraguan IndependenceThe official flag of the Republic of Nicaragua, first adopted in 1908 and made official in 1971. The flag of the Federal Republic of...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20193 min readAPRIL 29 - The End of Easter Rising, the death of The O'Ralilly & the birth of a Japanese EmperorOn this day in 1916, the Irish rebellion known as Easter Rising came to an end. The headquarters at the GPO was abandoned when the...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20192 min readAPRIL 28 - The First Battle Won by Small Arms Fire & the Death of an English NoblemenOn this day in 1503 the Battle of Cerignola was fought between the Spanish and French armies in southern Italy. The Spanish forces were...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20193 min readAPRIL 27 - A Battle for Independence, the birth of a Civil Rights Leaders & the death of an ExplorerOn this day in 1296, the Battle of Dunbar was fought as part of the First War of Scottish Independence. This battle was the only...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20192 min readAPRIL 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...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20192 min readAPRIL 25 - A Peloponnesian battle, the birth of a King in England, & death of a Queen in Jerusalem404 BCE – From 431 to 404 BCE the Peloponnesian War raged between the Delian League, led by Greece, and the Peloponnesian League, led by...
Christopher JackMay 10, 20192 min readAPRIL 24 - Easter Rising 1916After nearly 700 years of occupation by the English, Ireland's most famous uprising, known most often as Easter Rising took place in...
