December 17, 1770 — Ludwig van Beethoven born
Generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the classical composers, Ludwig van Beethoven was...
July 29, 2021
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March 10, 1772 — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel is born
Schlegel and his brother August were two of the leading members of the Jena Romantics, a group of artists and...
July 24, 2021
April 18, 1775 — Paul Revere makes his midnight ride
Revere was a silversmith from Boston who would become an important player in the American Revolution. On the night of...
July 19, 2021
May 1, 1776 — The Illuminati are founded in Ingolstadt, Bavaria
They are an ageless conspiracy that has existed since the dawn of time, secretly guiding the affairs of nations and...
July 14, 2021
December 25, 1776 — Washington’s forces cross the Delaware
George Washington was ready to make a decisive move as Christmas 1776 approached. Camped on the Pennsylvania side of the...
July 7, 2021
June 14, 1777 — The Second Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes as its flag
Variously known as the “Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory”, or “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the flag of the United States of...
July 4, 2021
October 19, 1781 — British forces under Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown
Lieutenant-General Charles Cornwallis was a loyal servant of the crown of Great Britain, and not an untalented one. Forces he...
July 1, 2021
January 18, 1788 — The First Fleet lands in Botany Bay
An advance party for the First Fleet to colonise Australia entered Botany Bay on this day. The Governor of the...
June 29, 2021
February 22, 1788 — Arthur Schopenhauer is born
Arthur Schopenhauer was born in Danzig, in what is now Poland. The child of a wealthy patrician family, Arthur went...
June 24, 2021
April 28, 1789 — The Mutiny on the HMS Bounty
William Bligh, whatever else you might say about him, had three inarguable qualities. First, he had the strength of his...
June 19, 2021
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