2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England
The Hudson's Bay Company maintained a monopoly over trade in the area for over 200 years, ensuring it had a lasting impact on the economic and political development of what would later become ...
2 Mai 0s
1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt
The Covenant of Perfectibility, the forerunner of the original Bavarian Illuminati, was founded by Adam Weishaupt in ...
1 Mai 0s
30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France
The French government sold the entire Louisiana Territory, which included an area that now forms part of fifteen separate states, at less than 3 cents per ...
30 Apr 0s
29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard
Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain's ...
29 Apr 0s
28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army
Ali's refusal to be inducted led to him being stripped of his boxing titles and later convicted of draft evasion for which he was sentenced to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a ban from boxing. He remained free on bail while the case was under ...
28 Apr 0s
27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy
Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans near the village of Dongo whilst attempting to flee to Switzerland, and was executed the next ...
27 Apr 0s
26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender
He was dragged out of the barn where he had been hiding and died three hours ...
26 Apr 0s
25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said
The canal was designed as a sea-level waterway stretching approximately 120 miles across the Isthmus of Suez, and its completion in 1869, ten years after work began, significantly reduced travel time between Europe and ...
25 Apr 0s
