The Electric Speakeasy

NOTE: History for 16 July. 622 - Muslim Era begins when Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina. 1054 - Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated sta...

NOTE: This is history for 15 July 1099 - Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders. 1381 - John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hung, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England. 1410 - Battle of Grunwald (First Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Žalgiris), one of Medieval Europe's l...

NOTE: This is history for 14 July. 1430 - Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. 1456 - Hungarians defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Belgrade. 1789 - Bastille Day - the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bast...

1099 - The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem. 1534 - The Ottoman armies captured Tabriz in northwestern Persia. 1585 - A group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina. The eventual fate of this colony a...

NOTE: This is history for 12 July 1096 - Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Sofia, Bulgaria. There they met their Byzantine escort, which brought them safely the rest of the way to Constantinople. by August 1. 1543 - England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr. 1...

NOTE: This is history for 11 July 1346 - Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. 1405 - Chinese fleet Admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time. This famous explorer and seafarer held the title of "Eunuch". It is a matter of debate as to whether ...

1609 - The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximillian of Bavaria. 1679 - The British crown claimed New Hampshire as a royal colony. 1776 - The statue of King George III was pulled down in New York City. The statue of George III which was made of gilded lead was no...

118 - Hadrian, Rome's new emperor, made his entry into the city. 455 - Avitus, the Roman military commander in Gaul, became Emperor of the West. 1401 - Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000. 1540 - England's King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth w...

1099 - Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem. 1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, becoming the 1st European to reach India by sea. 1608 - The first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain. 1663 - King Charles II o...

1520 - Battle of Otumba, Mexico: Hernan Cortes and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior Aztec force. 1754 - Kings College opened in New York City. It was renamed Columbia College 30 years later. 1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican ...