AncientPages.com – On 28 May 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus (625 BC – 545 BC). Thales foretold a solar eclipse, which occurred within the specified period. Thales is acclaimed for having predicted

AncientPages.com – On May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima, known as the “Sea of Japan Naval Battle,” took place and was the primary battle between Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War (1904 – 1905). Mural painting of Japanese battleship Mikasa,

AncientPages.com – On May 26, 1328, William of Ockham, a Franciscan Friar, secretly leaves Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII. According to others, he was known as “Doctor Invincibillis” (Unconquerable Teacher) at the University of Oxford and

AncientPages.com – On May 25, 735, it’s a feast day devoted to the Venerable Bede (also known as St Bede). He was a remarkable priest, monk, and scholar. This great person died on this day and is still considered one of

AncientPages.com – On May 24, 1798, the Irish Rebellion began against British rule. The United Irishmen led it. It eventually failed and resulted in 34 of its key leaders and supporters and ultimately led to the Act of Union of

AncientPages.com – On May 23, 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. The Burgundians had allied with the British against the French King Charles VII. The following May, Joan attempted to raise the siege

AncientPages.com – On May 22, 334 BC., Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The battle took place in Northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of Troy. It was the first

AncientPages.com – On May 21, 1502, the island of Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese explorer João da Nova. Located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, St. Helena Island is well-known as the last residence of Napoleon Bonaparte during

AncientPages.com – On 20 May 1520, the Massacre in the Great Temple of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan took place as one of several incidents in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The Templo Mayor in Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Image credit: Diego Rivera – TheSun.co.uk – https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NINTCHDBPICT000416684675.jpg. Public

AncientPages.com – On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was led from her quarters to Tower Green, and a French swordsman granted her the ‘mercy’ of beheading. Anne was the first English Queen to be publicly executed. “Henry’s reconciliation with Anne Boleyn”,

AncientPages.com – On May 18, 1565, the Great Siege of Malta began, during which Ottoman forces attempted to conquer the islands but failed. The main events of the Great Siege on one painting. Image credit: Mattia Perez d’Aleccio – Grand hall of

AncientPages.com – On May 17, 1970, the reed boat Ra II, with Thor Heyerdahl, accompanied by an international crew, set sail from Safi, Morocco, on course for Barbados. Thor Heyerdahl’s raft Ra II (Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway). The reed is

AncientPages.com – On May 16, 1863, the Battle of Champion Hill was fought. It was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. Thirty-two thousand advancing Union soldiers met 23,000 Confederates in a fierce struggle for a vital

AncientPages.com – On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English amateur astronomer, observed a celestial phenomenon known as Baily’s Beads. In May 1836, Baily traveled to Inch Bonney, Roxburghshire, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland – the first recorded eclipse expedition

AncientPages.com – On May 14, 1787, fifty-five State delegates from every state – except Rhode Island – met in Philadelphia to convene a Federal Convention (Constitutional Convention). The Philadelphia Convention adjourned on September 17, 1787. 38 of the 55 delegates signed