Major Events 1620 – The Mayflower passengers land at Plymouth Rock After weeks at sea, the Pilgrims disembark and begin establishing Plymouth Colony, one of the earliest successful English settlements …
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Major Events 1192 – Richard the Lionheart captured near Vienna While returning from the Third Crusade, King Richard I of England is seized by Duke Leopold V of Austria, triggering …
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Major Events 1154 – Henry II becomes King of England Henry II is crowned at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of the Plantagenet dynasty and a major shift in …
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Major Events 1483 – Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformer, is born in Eisleben, Germany. 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded in Philadelphia. 1801 – The state of …
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Major Events 1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power in France in a coup d’état, ending the French Revolution. 1867 – The first issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine is published in …
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Major Events 1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés enters the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, meeting Emperor Montezuma II. 1602 – The Bodleian Library opens at the University of Oxford. 1793 …
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Major Events 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving English newspaper, is first published. 1874 – The Republican Party is symbolized by the elephant for the first time in …
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Major Events 1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the United States. 1913 – Mohandas Gandhi is arrested for leading Indian miners in a protest march …
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Major Events 1605 – The Gunpowder Plot is foiled in England; Guy Fawkes is captured beneath Parliament. 1757 – Frederick the Great wins the Battle of Rossbach during the Seven …
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Major Events 1677 – The future Mary II of England marries William of Orange, forming the royal union that would later lead to the Glorious Revolution. 1842 – Abraham Lincoln …