HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago. The HMS Beagle was a 10-gun brig of the Royal Navy, launched…
6 January 1540
King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves King Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves was largely a political alliance rather than a…
5 January 1933
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic symbol of San Francisco and an engineering marvel,…
4 January 1717
The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance The Triple Alliance of 1717 was a significant diplomatic pact between the Netherlands, Great Britain,…
3 January 1749
The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark’s oldest continually operating newspaper, is published. Berlingske, founded in 1749, is one of Denmark’s oldest and most prestigious newspapers,…
2 January 1975
The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) are a comprehensive set of guidelines established…
1 January 1788
The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published. The Times of London is one of the United Kingdom’s…
31 December 1879
Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Thomas Edison (1847–1931) was a prolific American inventor…
30 December 534
The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire The Code of Justinian, or Codex Justinianus, was…
29 December 2003
The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct The Akkala Sami language, also known as Áhkkila Sámi, is one of the…