On This Day in History
In 490 BC, the Greeks—primarily Athenians—defeated the Persians at...
In 1297, the Scottish defeated the English at the...
In 1570, Jesuit missionaries loyal to Spain landed in...
In 1488, with the death of her father, Francis...
In 1652, about 15,000 Chinese peasants in Taiwan revolted...
In 1380, Rus principalities under the leadership of Prince...
In 1870, Louisa Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, became the...
In 1781, a French fleet led by Comte de...
In 1781, in accordance with local lore, a group...
In 1260, the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt defeated the...
In 1192, the Treaty of Jaffa was signed between...
In 1449, a force of approximately 20,000 Mongols defeated...
In 1864, Union forces under the command of General...
In 1799, a British fleet accepted the surrender of...
In 1756, Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, invaded...
In 1565, Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and...
In 1776, British General William Howe inflicted a serious...
In 1071, the Byzantine Empire suffered a critical defeat...
In 1270, Louis IX, King of France and later...
