Today in History Timeline 3

  • Canute the Great Dies
    Nov 12, 1035

    Canute the Great Dies

    This man was a king of three nations. He was the king of England and then gained the Danish crown, followed by the Norwegian crown. For 7 years he was the king of 3 nations and very good at it.
  • First Crusade is Called for by Pope Urban
    Nov 27, 1095

    First Crusade is Called for by Pope Urban

    This crusade was formed in order to retake the Holy Land from Muslim invaders. It was deemed a Holy War because it was done in the Lord's name and it was for a good cause. This Crusade did succeed, too.
  • Pope Boniface Decrees the Unam Sanctam
    Nov 19, 1302

    Pope Boniface Decrees the Unam Sanctam

    This decree stated that the Pope has supreme power in the church. It also stated that the only way get eternal life would be to submit to the Pope an he would let you join the church.
  • Philip IV of France has an Accident While Hunting
    Nov 29, 1314

    Philip IV of France has an Accident While Hunting

    He was out hunting one day when a wild boar attacked him. During the attack he suffered a cerebral ictus and died a few weeks later in the same town where he was born.
  • Columbus Notes Tobacco
    Nov 15, 1492

    Columbus Notes Tobacco

    In the New World, Columbus found many new plants and animals. One of those plants was tobacco. This plant would later become a major industry all over Europe and would be the main income of many colonies.
  • Magellan Sets Sail Across Pacific
    Nov 28, 1520

    Magellan Sets Sail Across Pacific

    This great journey would become one that would be talked about for many years. Although Magellan himself did not go all the way around the world, some of his crew did finish it in Magellan's name.
  • Gunpowder Plot is Learned by King James

    Gunpowder Plot is Learned by King James

    This was one of the first accounts of a domestic terrorist attack attempt. Radicals had filled the basement of the Parliment building with gunpowder and were planning to blow it up while Parliament was in session.
  • 16,000 People Die in Venice

    16,000 People Die in Venice

    During the whole month of November, 16000 people died in the city of Venice from the Black Plague. This disease took out almost half of Europe's population and is one of the worst plagues ever.
  • Samuel Pepys Makes First Blood Transfusion

    Samuel Pepys Makes First Blood Transfusion

    This was a major medical breakthrough. Before if people lost blood, there was no way to get it back. Now if you lost blood, it could be given back to you from an outside source.
  • Archaeologists Enter the Tomb of King Tut

    Archaeologists Enter the Tomb of King Tut

    This historical find is one of the most famous in world history. King Tut, who was a young king, was buried in the Valley of the Kings. In fact, his tomb was discovered on accident but it turned out to be a huge find.
  • Stock Market Crashes

    Stock Market Crashes

    This infamous day, known as Black Tuesday, the whole world fell into the Great Depression. It would take ten years and a nother World War to pull the US and the entire world out of it.
  • Nazis Launch Kristallnacht

    Nazis Launch Kristallnacht

    This was a precursor to the Holocaust. The Nazis went and smashed Jewish and other minorities store fronts, windows, and anything glass. It instilled fear in many and started the hard times that the Jews would later face.
  • FDR Elected to 4th Term

    FDR Elected to 4th Term

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elcted to his fourth presidential term on this date. He is one of the most celebrated US presidents and helped us out of the Great Depression and through most of WWII.
  • Un Condemns Apartheid in South Africa

    Un Condemns Apartheid in South Africa

    For many years, the country of South Africa had been segreagated. Finally in 1962, the UN had had enough. They placed harsh sanctions against them until they could change.
  • Emperor Theodosius Bans All Pagan Worship

    Emperor Theodosius Bans All Pagan Worship

    This action was done in an attempt to cut down on false religion and idol worship in Ancient Rome. One effect of this decision though, was that the Olympics would be cancelled as they were from Ancient Greece, a pagan people.