Birth of ‘Typhoid Mary’
The infamous Mary Mallon was born on 23 September 1869.
Months Past
Galvani Discovers ‘Animal Electricity’
Luigi Galvani discovered that the spinal cords of a frog carried an electric charge on 20 September 1786.
A Racist Forgery is Revealed
The first of three articles that proved the Protocols of the Elders of Zion was a forgery was published in The Times on 16 August 1921.
The Battle of Cannae
An unprecedented force of 86,000 men fought against Hannibal’s Carthaginian army on 2 August 216 BC.
The Murder of an Emperor
Atahualpa, the last true emperor of the Incas, was killed on 26 July 1533.
Amelia Earhart goes Missing
The aviator’s plane disappeared on a circumnavigation of the world on 2 July 1937.
Birth of a Trailblazer
Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, was born on 10 June 1893.
Vikings Attack Lindisfarne
The monks at the church of St Cuthbert were taken by surprise on 8 June 793.
Death of an Occultist
Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, died on 8 May 1891.
Death of a Medieval Lover
Peter Abelard, lover of Heloise, died on 21 April 1142.