MessageToEagle.com – On July 26, 1887, the Unua Libro (English: First Book) was published founding the Esperanto movement. It was the first publication to describe Esperanto, which later
MessageToEagle.com – On July 24, 1567, Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate. She was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle, Kinross-shire and her infant son James was crowned
MessageToEagle.com – On July 23, 1773, Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane original name Thomas Brisbane, was born near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was a British soldier and astronomical observer,
MessageToEagle.com – On July 22, 1099, Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100) was elected as the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. As Godfrey IV, he was duke
MessageToEagle.com – On July 21, 1588, “Invincible Armada” of Spain was defeated by an English Naval Force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 20, 1866, the Battle of Lissa took place in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa. On June 20th, Italy officially declared
MessageToEagle.com – On July 19, 1545, the warship Mary Rose, a favorite ship of King Henry VIII, sank during an engagement with the French fleet in Portsmouth Harbor.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 17, 1453, Battle of Castillon was fought between the forces of France and England. On this day, this crucial battle – a decisive French
MessageToEagle.com – On July 16, 1212, Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was fought between the Christian forces of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, the kings of Narvarre,
MessageToEagle.com – On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta (today called “Rashid”) by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian
MessageToEagle.com – On 14 July 1789, the Paris fortress-prison Bastille was attacked by Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops. The Bastille, a royal fortress that symbolized the tyranny of
MessageToEagle.com – On July 12, 1562, Spanish Franciscan priest and bishop of Yucatán, Diego de Landa, burns the sacred books of the Maya. After hearing of Roman Catholic Maya who
MessageToEagle.com – On July 11, 1274, Robert I, King of Scots, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was born. He became one of Scotland’s greatest kings. He ruled
MessageToEagle.com – On July 10, 1212, a fire started south of the Thames in Southwark, London, United Kingdom. Over the course of years, London has experienced many horrible
MessageToEagle.com – On July 9, 1941, British cryptologists broke the secret code – Enigma – used by the German army to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front.
MessageToEagle.com – On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer, departed from Lisbon on voyage that led to discovery of searoute to India around the southern tip
MessageToEagle.com – On July 7, 1550, chocolate was introduced in Europe and the Mexican drink became a passion that endures after nearly half a millennium. In 1550 Dominican
MessageToEagle.com – On July 6, 1189, young Richard I, titled Coeur de Lion, or Lionheart, ascended the British throne, in alliance with King Philip II of France. Richard was
MessageToEagle.com – On July 5, 1687, one of the most famous books in the history of science was published by Isaac Newton. The book “Principia Mathematica” or simply ‘Principia’
MessageToEagle.com – On July 3, 1841, astronomer John Couch Adams was one of two, who independently discovered the planet Neptune. Many people consider him the true discoverer of
MessageToEagle.com – On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart, the most famous female pilot– – disappeared without a trace over the Pacific Ocean. Earhart’s last communication was at 8:43 a.m.:
MessageToEagle.com – On July 1, 69, Vespasian was elected the Roman Emperor. This historical event took place during the troublesome period after the death of Nero, in which
MessageToEagle.com – On June 30, 1908, at 7.17 am, the legendary and mysterious Tunguska explosion occurred in the area of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, located in Central Siberia
MessageToEagle.com – On June 29, 1194, Sverre (Sverrir) Sigurdsson was crowned King of Norway. Sverre Sigurdsson (c. 1151-1202) was one of the best-known figures in medieval history of
