Today in History

🌍 Politics & World History 1863 – Battle of Gettysburg begins.One of the most decisive battles of the American Civil War opened near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania….

🌍 Politics & World History 1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls.Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a…

🌍 Politics & World History 1945 – United Nations Charter signed.Representatives from 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco. 1963 – Kennedy’s…

🌍 Politics & World History 1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn.Forces led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer….

🌍 Politics & World History 1509 – Henry VIII crowned King of England.Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were crowned at Westminster Abbey. 1948 –…

🌍 Politics & World History 1314 – Battle of Bannockburn begins.Forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English during the First War of Scottish…

🌍 Politics & World History 1815 – Napoleon abdicates for the second time.Following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor…

🌍 Politics & World History 1865 – Juneteenth.Union General Gordon Granger announced the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, commemorated today as Juneteenth. 1910 –…

🌍 Politics & World History 1812 – War of 1812 begins.The United States declared war on Great Britain. 1940 – Churchill’s “Finest Hour” speech.Winston Churchill…

🌍 Politics & World History 1885 – Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.The Statue of Liberty arrived as a gift from France to…