4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master

4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master

47 of Asano Naganori's former samurai plotted to avenge their lord’s death from seppuku after he attacked Kira ...

Avsnitt(245)

28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England

28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England

William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman ...

28 Sep 0s

27th September 1908: First Model T Ford automobile rolls out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit

27th September 1908: First Model T Ford automobile rolls out of the Piquette Avenue factory in Detroit

The Model T was enormously successful, and at one point half of all automobiles on the road were not just Ford cars but Model ...

27 Sep 0s

26th September 1687: An explosion rips through the Parthenon in Athens while it’s being used as a gunpowder magazine

26th September 1687: An explosion rips through the Parthenon in Athens while it’s being used as a gunpowder magazine

A mortar shell fired by Venetian troops at their Ottoman enemy struck the Parthenon directly, igniting the powder stored ...

26 Sep 0s

25th September 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa becomes the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World

25th September 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa becomes the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World

Balboa's journey involved battling with native tribes and forging a way through thick jungle, before reaching the mountain range along the Chucunaque River from where he first saw the Pacific Ocean on the morning of 25 ...

25 Sep 0s

24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America

24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America

The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George ...

24 Sep 0s

23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Minister-President of Prussia by King Wilhelm I

23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Minister-President of Prussia by King Wilhelm I

In the early 1860s, with Prussia facing a crisis over King Wilhelm I's attempts to expand and modernize the Prussian army, he appointed Otto von Bismarck as Minister-President in an attempt to break a budgetary ...

23 Sep 0s

22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published

22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published

The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic ...

22 Sep 0s

21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit first published in the United Kingdom

21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit first published in the United Kingdom

The initial run of 1,500 copies of The Hobbit sold out within three months, and further runs proved similarly popular prompting Tolkien to write the Lord of the ...

21 Sep 0s

Populärt inom Historia

motiv
massmordarpodden
p3-historia
historiska-brott
olosta-mord
rss-historien-om
mannen-utan-spar
historianu-med-urban-lindstedt
rss-massmordarpodden
historiepodden-se
rss-jennies-penna-presenterar
bedragare
krigshistoriepodden
konspirationsteorier
nu-blir-det-historia
militarhistoriepodden
rss-borgvattnets-hemligheter
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
palmemordet
vetenskapsradion-historia