The first recorded women’s cricket match takes place near Guildford, England. Women’s cricket has a rich and often underappreciated history that stretches back to the…
25 July 1593
Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. Henry IV of France, also known as Henri Quatre, was a pivotal figure in…
24 July 1567
Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI. Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicated the Scottish throne…
23 July 1881
The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires. The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina was a…
22 July 1342
Saint Mary Magdalene’s flood is the worst such event on record for central Europe. The St. Mary Magdalene’s Flood, also known as the Magdalenenhochwasser, was…
21 July 1925
Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100. The…
20 July 1976
The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars. The Viking 1 lander was part of NASA’s ambitious Viking program, which marked the first successful…
19 July 1545
The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the…
18 July 1870
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. The dogma of papal infallibility is a central but often misunderstood tenet of Roman Catholic…
17 July 1048
Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later. Pope Damasus II, originally named Poppo of Brixen, was elected to the papacy in 1048…