The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts. The Masonic Grand Lodge is the central governing body of Freemasonry…
29 July 1148
The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. The Siege of Damascus in 1148…
28 July 1960
The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. The Volkswagen Act (“Volkswagengesetz”) is a German federal law originally enacted in 1960 to regulate the privatization of…
27 July 1890
Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose emotional intensity and bold use of…
26 July 1745
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…