The Invention of the ‘Secchi depth’
Father Secchi demonstrated his water quality disk to the pope on 20 April 1865.
Justin & Stephanie Pollard
The Combat of the Thirty
A chivalric form of planned battle took place on 26 March 1351.
The Cato Street Conspiracy Unravels
The conspirators who planned to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet were arrested on 23 February 1820.
Defeat of the Dutch Fleet
On 23 January 1795, William of Orange's fleet, stuck in frozen waters of the Zuiderzee, was attacked by the French cavalry.
The Eggnog Riots
The Riot Act was read to young officers at West Point Military Academy on 25 December 1826, following a boisterous party which began the night before.
Death of the Man in the Iron Mask
The mysterious prisoner died at the Bastille on 19 November 1703.
The Arrow Incident
On 8 October 1856, a British flagged Chinese vessel was seized and the Second Opium War began.
The First Women to Cross the US on Solo Motorcycles
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrived in Los Angeles on 8 September 1916
Matthew Webb swims the English Channel
The first successful unaided swim of the English Channel began on 24 August 1875.
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.