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Today in History

  • Canute the Great Died
    Nov 12, 1035

    Canute the Great Died

    Great leader passed away.
  • Pope Boniface decrees the Unam Sanctum
    Nov 19, 1302

    Pope Boniface decrees the Unam Sanctum

    Pope puts the Unam Sanctum into action
  • Philling IV of France dies in hunting
    Nov 30, 1314

    Philling IV of France dies in hunting

    His reign of 72 years and 110 days is one of the longest in French and European history.
  • Charles IV of France was born
    Dec 3, 1368

    Charles IV of France was born

    Charles was born
  • Columbus Notes Tobacco
    Nov 15, 1492

    Columbus Notes Tobacco

    Columbus discovers tobacco then takes ot to Europe.
  • Magellan sets sail accross the Pacific
    Nov 28, 1520

    Magellan sets sail accross the Pacific

    Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic.
  • King James of England learns of gunpowder plot

    King James of England learns of gunpowder plot

    King James learned that a plot to explode the Parliament building had been foiled
  • 16,000 Inhabitants of venice died this month

    16,000 Inhabitants of venice died this month

    A plague killed many people.
  • Samuel Pepys reports 1st blood transufusion between dogs

    Samuel Pepys reports 1st blood transufusion between dogs

    Blood can now be transferred from dog to dog.
  • Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut

    Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut

    British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first souls to enter King Tut's tomb.
  • Nazis launch Krista llacht

    Nazis launch Krista llacht

    German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people
  • President Franklin Rooselvelt elected to 4th term

    President Franklin Rooselvelt elected to 4th term

    President Rooselvelt ran for presiden and won again.
  • U.S. Condemns Apartheid in South Africa

    U.S. Condemns Apartheid in South Africa

    The United Nations General Assembly makes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calling on all its members to end economic and military relations with the country.
  • Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan worship

    Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan worship

    Emperor Theodosius had been tolerant of most pagan practices, but then in 393 he sanctioned the destruction of the Serapeum
  • Charles eldest son of emperor Charles the great dies

    Charles eldest son of emperor Charles the great dies

    A leader passes away.