March 4, 1841 — Martin Van Buren’s term as President concludes
Unlike most other Presidents of his era, Martin Van Buren, America’s 9th President, was opposed to slavery. On that basis,...
January 1, 2021
The Past
March 31, 1838 — Construction of the SS Great Western is completed
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s design for the SS Great Western, which he designed (with some assistance from Thomas Guppy and other...
January 4, 2021
June 6, 1835 — John Batman makes a treaty with the Wurundjeri people
John Batman was a Tasmanian who organised a syndicate of investors to fund him and some other settlers to build...
January 9, 2021
November 5, 1831 — Nat Turner sentenced to death
In August 1831, guided by visions sent from God (or so he claimed), black slave Nat Turner led a rebellion...
January 14, 2021
August 21, 1831 — Nat Turner’s Rebellion begins
Nat Tuner was a black slave in Virginia who believed he was divinely inspired to lead his people to freedom....
January 19, 2021
February 11, 1831 — Nat Turner sees his second vision
Nat Turner was a slave in the fields of Virginia. Unusually well-educated and literate for a slave, Turner’s intelligence was...
January 24, 2021
November 19, 1828 — Franz Schubert dies
Franz Peter Schubert was only 31 when he died of what doctors diagnosed as typhoid fever (although others claimed that...
January 29, 2021
May 12, 1828 — Nat Turner sees a vision urging him to rebellion
Nat Turner’s first vision was a striking one: the Spirit appeared to him and told him to take up Christ’s...
February 4, 2021
March 26, 1827 — Ludwig van Beethoven dies
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most well-known composers ever. His Fifth Symphony’s opening bar is perhaps the most...
February 9, 2021
June 5, 1826 — Carl Maria von Weber dies
Carl Maria von Weber was one of the earliest significant composers of what is now called the Romantic movement. His...
February 14, 2021
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