This Week in History
August 25 1212: Children’s crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa. 1875: Captain Matthew Webb makes the 1st observed and unassisted swim across the English Channel in 21 hours…
This Week In History
This Week in History
August 18 1817: 60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts. 1926 Weather map televised for 1st time 1969: Woodstock Festival closes with Jimi Hendrix / Band…
HISTORY
August 11 3114: BC The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins. 1772: Explosive eruption blows 4,000′ off Papandayan…
This Week in History
August 4 1936: American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS
July 28 1914: Foxtrot first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox. 1932: “White Zombie” – first feature length zombie film…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS
This Week in History July 14 1789: Bastille Day – the French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris (now celebrated…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS
July 7 1438: King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS & BRAIN GAMES
June 30 1377: Foundation stone laid for Ulm Minster, in Ulm, Germany. Will not be completed until 1890, when it becomes the tallest church in…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS
June 23 930: World’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi), established. 1784: 1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward…
HISTORY, HAPPENINGS
June 16 1624: Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company. 1858: Abraham Lincoln, in accepting the Republican nomination…