Historical Events

1571 Catholic rebellion in Scotland

Hudson Discovers Manhattan

1609 Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover the island of Manhattan [or September 11]

The Disguise of Charles II

1651 King Charles II of England, on the run from Parliamentarians at White Ladies Priory, disguises himself as a countryman by rubbing his hands and face with soot [1]

Siege of Namur

1695 French garrison of Castle Namur surrenders to the army of the Grand Alliance under the command of King William III of England

1854 English and French lay siege to the eastern Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky during the Crimean War

Volt and Ohm

1861 British Association for the Advancement of Science proposes standard units of electrical measurement (the Volt after Al

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