Saturday, May 7, 2011
On this Date in 1429...
...Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. The English returned home in shame as news spread about how they were "beaten by a girl."
Friday, May 6, 2011
On this Date in 1757...
...English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums. This was where he reportedly invented the Cone of Silence.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
On this Date in 1640...
...King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. It didn't take very long, since it wasn't very long.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
On this Date in 1493...
...Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. France and England look on in amusement.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
On this Date in 1952...
...Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole. Kris Kringle was seen shortly afterward yelling, "Get off my lawn!"
Monday, May 2, 2011
On this Date in 1194...
...King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Though there are many that are still waiting for the bus.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
On this Date in 1751...
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