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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 29th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 29, 1565, Mary, Queen of Scots, married her first cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. On July 29, 1862, female Confederate spy, Belle Boyd, was arrested by Union forces with the assistance of famed private detective Allan Pinkerton. On July 29, 1973, British race car driver Roger Williamson met his death when his Formula 1race car crashed at the Dutch Grand Prix at…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 28th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 28, 1854, the USS Constellation was commissioned, a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship for the US Navy. On July 28, 1866, Helen Beatrix Potter was born in London, England, to a moderately well to do family of Unitarians. On July 28, 1866, Vinnie (Lavinia) Ream, an 18 year old girl became the first woman in the United States to win…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 27th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 27, 1189, Friedrich Barbarossa (also known as Frederick), the Holy Roman Emperor, arrived at the capital of the Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, a city called Nis. On July 27, 1689, the Battle of Killiecrankie was fought between Scots and Irish Jacobites against the forces of the Williamite Government of Scotland. On July 27, 1789, the Department of Foreign Affairs was…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 26th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 26, 1739, George Clinton was born in a place then called Little Britain, Province of New York, British America. On July 26, 1767, Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, and one-time mistress of King George II of England, died. On July 26, 1861, Major General George McClellan was appointed the commander of the Army of the Potomac, a move President Lincoln…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 25, 1593, Henry IV, King of France, converted from Calvinism back to the Catholicism of his birth. On July 25, 1609, the excellently named British ship, Sea Venture, encountered serious storms while crossing the Atlantic Ocean en route to Virginia, and was purposely run ashore to prevent loss of the ship and passengers. On July 25, 1722, a war started…