Today in History

🌍 Politics & World History 1796 – Cleveland founded.Surveyors established the city of Cleveland, Ohio. 1933 – Wiley Post flies around the world solo.Aviator Wiley…

🌍 Politics & World History 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run.The first major battle of the American Civil War took place near Manassas, Virginia….

🌍 Politics & World History 1807 – Nicéphore Niépce pioneers photography.Nicéphore Niépce began experiments that would lead to the world’s first permanent photograph. 1944 –…

🌍 Politics & World History 1918 – Romanov family executed.Former Russian Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were executed during the Russian Revolution….

🌍 Politics & World History 1790 – District of Columbia established.The U.S. Congress designated land along the Potomac River as the nation’s permanent capital. 1945…

🌍 Politics & World History 1099 – First Crusade captures Jerusalem.Crusader forces captured Jerusalem after a lengthy siege. 1834 – Spanish Inquisition abolished.Spain formally abolished…

🌍 Politics & World History 1789 – Storming of the Bastille.Revolutionaries seized the Bastille prison in Paris, marking the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution….

🌍 Politics & World History 1850 – Millard Fillmore becomes President.Millard Fillmore became the 13th President of the United States following the death of Zachary…

🌍 Politics & World History 1816 – Argentina declares independence.Argentina declared independence from Spain. 1850 – Zachary Taylor dies.Zachary Taylor became the second U.S. president…

🌍 Politics & World History 1456 – Joan of Arc acquitted.Twenty-five years after her execution, Joan of Arc was officially exonerated. 1898 – Hawaii annexed…