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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 12, 1216, King John of England lost his crown jewels! On October 12, 1216, King John of England capped off what had to be one of the least glorious chapters in the history of Britain by losing his crown jewels. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 11th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 11, 1138, the city that would one day become the most populous city in modern Syria, Aleppo, was hit with a catastrophic earthquake. On October 11, 1779, Polish cavalry officer and American Brigadier General, Casimir Pulaski, died of wounds incurred during the Battle of Savannah (Georgia) during the American Revolutionary War. On October 11, 1883, the heads of the major…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 10th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 10, 1492, the famous first voyage of Christopher Columbus and his small fleet of three ships almost came to an end right at the point of “discovering” the New World. On either October 10th or November 10th, 1580, after a three-day siege, a papal army surrendered to the English in Ireland, only to be massacred. Thomas “Tom” S. Newman (October 10,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 9th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, the Italian adventurer sailing into the unknown in the name of the Spanish Crown, landed in the Bahamas, the landing that became known as the “discovery” of America (or, “The New World” if you prefer). On October 9, 1701, the town of Saybrook, Connecticut was the setting for the founding of The Collegiate School of Connecticut,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 8th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On October 8, 1480, Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, stood up to the Tatars led by Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, the successor to the “Golden Horde,” in an epic stand known as the “Great Stand on the Ugra River,” one of the high points of Russian military history. On October 8, 1806, British forces fighting the French at Boulogne employed…