Today In The Past

 

 

Events

 

753 BC – Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date).

43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.

953 – Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights

1420 – Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike

1453 – Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople

1509 – Henry the VIII becomes King of England

1521 – Battle at Villalar: Emperor Charles I beats Communards

1526 – Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats sultan Ibrahim Lodi

1572 – France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant

1649 – Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship

1689 – William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king & queen of England

1789 – John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington)

1792 – Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading movement for Brazil’s…