Birth of a Pastry Chef
Born into poverty on 8 June 1783, Antonin Carême’s spectacular confectionary constructions made him patissier to royalty.
Months Past
Sancta Sophia Collapses
Disaster struck on the morning of 7 May 558, when repair works to the Sancta Sophia caused it to collapse.
Cleansing the Causeway
The soldiers of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, fought the men of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, in Edinburgh on 30 April 1520.
Martyrdom of an Old Believer
The Archpriest Avvakum Petrov was burned in Pustozersk on 14 April 1682.
The Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on 28 May 1830, forcing the migration of five Native American nations from their homelands.
Death of an Intrepid Traveller
Elizabeth Justice, writer of the first female-authored book of travel writing to be published in English, died on 15 March 1752.
A Test Case for Tolerance
Jean Calas was sentenced to be broken on the wheel in front of the cathedral in Toulouse, on 10 March 1762.
A Dynasty is Founded
On 8 February 1644, Li Zicheng, a rebel warlord, proclaimed the foundation of his own Shun dynasty.
Ringing the Changes
The first-known secular bell-ringing society was founded on 2 February 1604.
Battle of Nsamankow
The British faced a 10,000-strong army on 21 January 1824.