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by n11pilot
Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:44 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 13 August. 1521 - Present day Mexico City was captured by Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez from the Aztec Indians. 1536 - Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 15...
by n11pilot
Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:38 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3114 BC - The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins. This is a non repeating base 20 calendar. I thought both Long and Short Count calendars were repeating? If I'm not mistaken the Long Count Calendar went until 20 Dec...
by n11pilot
Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:49 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 12 August. 1121 - Battle of Didgori occurred. The Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi. 1480 - Aftermath of the Battle of Otranto, Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam. 1676 - "King P...
by n11pilot
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:03 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 11 August. 3114 BC - The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins. This is a non repeating base 20 calendar. 1860 - The first successful silver mill in America began operations. The mill was in Virginia City, ...
by n11pilot
Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:33 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 10 August. 612 BC - The killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire occurred. 1497 - John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia". (Please read the following in Morgan Freeman's voice.) The exact landing place of Cabot the previous June was likely on the East coast of eit...
by n11pilot
Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:21 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week I thought the bold on top was because you were on vacation or something. Then I realized you started doing it much earlier. Now I feel unobservant. I usually tried to post these on the morning of the date but I have a work commitment that makes that difficult occasionally so I try to post...
by n11pilot
Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:35 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 9 August. 48 BC - Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 378 - Battle of Adrianople - Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens. This battle, which was a decisive victory for the Goths, is considered by many histor...
by n11pilot
Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:17 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 8 August. 1509 - Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India. Yes, these names will be on the test and spelling counts. 1356 - Edward "the Black Prince" began a raid north from Aquitaine. 1786 - US Congress ...
by n11pilot
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:04 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 7 August. 1461 - Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. 1714 - The Battle of Gangut occurred. This was the first important victory of the Russian Navy during the Great Northern War against Sweden. 1789 - The U.S. War Department was esta...
by n11pilot
Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:51 am
Forum: History
Topic: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 490
Views: 659638

Re: Today in History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

History for 6 August. 1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) to Portugal for "63 Tonnes" of gold. It was payable over 16 years. 1787 - At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia debate began on the first draft of the U.S. Constitution. 1...