On This Day In History Archive

AncientPages.com - On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States. It was during a critical period of the Civil War. This event was facilitated by

AncientPages.com - On October 28, 1636, Harvard University - America's oldest learning institution, was formed. Harvard Yard winter 2009. Image credit: chensiyuan - CC BY-SA 4.0 It was initially called

AncientPages.com - On October 26, 1689, Austrian General Enea Silvio Piccolomini led a campaign against the Ottomans in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Macedonia. Piccolomini (ca.1640-1689) was an Italian nobleman with his

AncientPages.com - On October 24, 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was ratified. It was drafted earlier on May 8, 1360 between King Edward III of England and King John II

AncientPages.com - On October 22, 1797, the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris took place by André-Jacques Garnerin. Garnerin releases the balloon

AncientPages.com - On October 20, 1632, Sir Christopher Wren - one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history - was born. He was a man of

AncientPages.com - On October 18, 1931, inventor Thomas Edison died. Edison – known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park," is considered by many the world's greatest inventor. He

AncientPages.com - On October 16, 1758, Noah Webster, Jr. "Father of American Scholarship and Education," was born. He was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer,

AncientPages.com - On October 14, 1644, William Penn, English philosopher and founder of Pennsylvania, was born. When Penn was 22 years old, he joined the Religious Society of Friends

AncientPages.com - On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was, however, not an easy task because Babylon's

AncientPages.com - On October 10, 1575, the Battle of Dormans took place during the 5th War of Religion in France Fifth War of Religion (1575-76). A Royal force commanded

AncientPages.com - On October 8, 314, the Battle of Cibalae was fought between the two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. It was an armed conflict in 314

AncientPages.com - On October 6, 1536, William Tyndale, who wanted the Bible to be available to all people, was burned at the stake. He was a prominent figure in Protestant

AncientPages.com - On October 4, 1535, the Coverdale Bible, the first English-language translation of the Christian Bible, was printed. The Coverdale Bible, compiled by Myles Coverdale and published in 1535,

AncientPages.com - On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as Father of Nation, was born at Porbandar, a small town in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India. Mahatma Gandhi played