On This Day In History Archive

AncientPages.com - On May 7, 1697, the fatal fire broke out in Tre Kronor "Three Crowns") castle located in Stockholm, Sweden, on the site where Stockholm Palace is today.

AncientPages.com - The Classic Maya revered their divine rulers and treated them as living souls after death. In northern Guatemala, archaeologists have now unearthed an ancient tomb belonging to

AncientPages.com - On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny was signed that ended a brief war between England and France. It was an important peace treaty that followed

AncientPages.com - On August 12, 1099, shortly after the capture of Jerusalem, the Battle of Ascalon was fought, and it is considered the last action of the First Crusade.

AncientPages.com - On April 20, 1535, an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as the “Sun Dog” was observed over Stockholm. The painting that depicts the event was named "Weather sun"

AncientPages.com - On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren instructed Paul Revere, a Boston silversmith, to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Sam Adams and John

AncientPages.com - Christiaan Huygens was born in Hague on April 14, 1629. He was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, best known for his contributions to mathematics and physics.

AncientPages.com - On April 10-11, 1815, more than 13,000 feet high, Tambora Mount in Indonesia exploded, killing about 92000 people and changing the global climate. Tambora's powerful eruption made

AncientPages.com - On April 7, 451, Attila the Hun, who reigned 434-453 CE, captured and plundered the city of Metz - Roman's stronghold. Without any opposition, he massacred the

AncientPages.com - Charlemagne was born on April 2, 742, in Northern Europe. He was also known as Charles the Great (in English), Karl der Grosse (in German) and Carolus Magnus

AncientPages.com - On March 29, 1974, local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, discovered the Terracotta Army buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China

AncientPages.com - On March 27, 1905, the brutal crime was solved using the newly developed fingerprinting technique. Fingerprint evidence taken from the cash box of a murder scene in

AncientPages.com - On March 25, 1655, Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch amateur astronomer, discovered Saturn's satellite Titan, named for its great size (half that of the Earth's) and thought to

AncientPages.com -  On March 23, 1568, the Edict of Longjumeau was signed. It ended the Second War of Religion (1567-68) and restored all the Huguenots' rights (important religious privileges