A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 18th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 18, 1518, Bona Sforza d’Aragona, Duchess of Bari and Rossano, became Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania when she became the second wife of Sigismund the Old, the reigning King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. On April 18, 1521, religious reformer Martin Luther refused to recant during his trial for heresy, but what might you not know…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 17th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 17, 1897, a UFO hit a windmill and crashed, killing its pilot! On April 17, 1905, the US Supreme Court dealt a blow to Progressives that were mobilizing across the United States to reform business practices, government, and a myriad of social and cultural institutions. On April 17, 1912, Russian Imperial soldiers fired on a crowd of protesting goldfield workers in Siberia…
A Brief History On April 3, 2023, I noticed a cat walking along a tree line in Ashland, Ohio near U.S. Route 250 east of Interstate 71. Digging Deeper I am sharing this footage that I took for the benefit of any students or subscribers who live nearby that may be looking for their cat as well as for my farther away subscribers who are perhaps just interested in what Ohio looks like during the present season. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Do you own or have you ever owned a cat? If you liked this article and…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 16th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 16, 1457 BC, a battle was fought between the forces of the Egyptian Pharaoh and Canaanite states that chafed under Egyptian rule. On April 16, 1881, Legend of the Old West and buddy of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, fought his last gun fight in Dodge City, Kansas. On April 16, 1910, Boston Arena opened for the first time, an indoor…
A Brief History Today, I wish a Happy Birthday to any of my friends, students, and subscribers who were born on April 15th. Digging Deeper Some notable historical figures who were born on April 15th include Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Empress Catherine I of Russia (1684–1727), the American-British author of the ghost story titled The Turn of the Screw Henry James (1843–1916), French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), American actress and star of Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995), the English actress best known for portraying Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series Emma Watson (born 1990), and the English…