Richard Cavendish

The young prince hid from Roundhead soldiers on September 6th, 1651.

September 8th, 1051

President William McKinley was shot at a public reception during the Pan-American Exposition in the city of Buffalo on September 6th, 1901.

The French mathematician was born on August 17th, 1601.

August 31st, 1751

Isaac Merritt Singer did not invent the sewing maching, but he patented the first practical and efficient one, on August 12th, 1851.

America's "motor city" was founded on 24 July 1701.

Robert Curthose invaded England on July 21st, 1101.

Philippe Pétain died on 23 July 1951, aged 95.

Richard Cavendish explains how the Act of Settlement, signed by William III on June 12th, 1701, brought the Hanoverian dynasty to the throne.