AncientPages.com – On September 24, 1877, the Battle of Shiroyama took place in Kagoshima, at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan. A painting depicting the Battle of Shiroyama, the final phase of Satsuma Rebellion, by Nagashima Mōsai
AncientPages.com – On September 23, 1846, the planet Neptune was discovered after being observed for the first time by Galileo Galilei in 1613. Galileo observed Neptune, but it was believed that Galileo discounted the object as a star, and therefore,
AncientPages.com – On September 22, 480 BC, the battle of Salamis in the Greco-Persian Wars was fought. The place of this encounter was located between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port city of Piraeus. In the straits at Salamis,
AncientPages.com – On September 21, 1780, General Benedict Arnold (1740 – 1801) met with British Major John Andre and gave him plans for West Point. It was during the American Revolution, and his behavior has always been considered a treacherous
AncientPages.com – On September 20, 1066, the Battle of Fulford, near York, Yorkshire (then capital of Northumbria), was fought. Saxon troops of Mercia and Northumbria were commanded by brothers Earl Edwin and Earl Morcar. They met a Norse army under
AncientPages.com – On September 19, 1944, the Moscow Armistice was signed between Finland on one side and the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom on the other side. It marked the official end of the Continuation War (1941 – 1944) that
AncientPages.com – On September 18, 53 AD, Roman Emperor Trajan was born in Spain. He was the Second of five good emperors and a member of a very prominent family. In his late teens aearly twenties, he worked his way
AncientPage.com – On September 17, 1577, the Treaty of Bergerac was signed at Bergerac on 14 September 1577 and later ratified by the Edict of Poitiers. It was the treaty between Henry III of France and Huguenot princes. Armed procession of
AncientPages.com – On September 16, 307, died Severus II, a Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 307. After failing to besiege Rome, he fled to Ravenna. Historians believe that he was killed there or executed near Rome. Was he executed or
AncientPages.com – On September 15, 1616, the first public and free school for poor children in Europe was established on the initiative of Saint Joseph Calasanz. San José de Calasanz, Priest and Founder. source The school was opened in the Italian town Frascati.
AncientPages.com – On September 14, 1763, the Battle of Devil’s Hole, also known as the Devil’s Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state. The conflict between the Seneca People and the British left a legacy of
AncientPages.com – On September 13, 1743, the Treaty of Worms was signed between Great Britain, Austria, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The treaty was presented to the Commons on January 9, 1744, and was considered by the entire House on
AncientPages.com – On September 12, 490 BC, the Battle of Marathon was fought on the plain of Marathon. The battle between the Athenians and the Persians is one of history’s most famous military events and one of the earliest recorded battles. The
AncientPages.com – On September 11, 2001, the hijackers abducted four planes and simultaneously attacked multiple targets in the United States. A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States took place on the morning
AncientPages.com – On September 10, 1547, the Battle of Pinkie was fought on the banks of the River Esk. In this battle, the Scots were defeated by the English, marking another catastrophic loss of life, largely due to a lack
AncientPages.com – The true identity of Jack the Ripper has never been solved. There are rumors, speculations, but who Jack the Ripper was remains an unsolved mystery. Now a historian suggests he has found evidence the famous serial killer fled from
