Category: This Week in History

This week in History Monday: on March 11, 1425 BCE Pharaoh Thutmose III of Egypt died. BItH Unit 3, Peoples III: Ancient Egyptians Tuesday: on March 12, 1755 The first Newcomen steam engine was installed …

This week in History Monday: on March 4, 1877 The ballet Swan Lake premiered in Moscow. BItH Unit 20, Section 59: Romanticism Tuesday: on March 5, 2022 Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, Endurance, was found in …

This week in History Monday: on February 26, 1949 The first nonstop circumnavigation by air took off. BItH Unit 17, Section 51: Circumnavigating the Globe Tuesday: on February 27, 272 Constantine the Great was born. …

This week in History Monday: on February 19, 356 Constantius II ordered all pagan temples closed and outlawed worshiping idols. BItH Unit 4, Section 12: Mythology Tuesday: on February 20, 1523 Tecun Uman, one of …

This week in History Monday: on February 12, 1825 The Treaty of Indian Springs was signed between the US government and Muscogee Creek. BItH Unit 25, Peoples XXV: Muscogee Creek Confederacy Tuesday: on February 13, …

This week in History Monday: on February 5, 1885 King Leopold II of Belgium established the Congo Free State as a personal territory. BItH Unit 18, Section 54: The Scramble for Africa Tuesday: on February …

This week in History Monday: on January 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was first presented to the US congress. BItH Unit 27, Peoples XXVII: Americans Tuesday: on January 30, 1933 Hitler became Chancellor of …

This week in History Monday: on January 22, 1437 Renaissance Humanist Niccolò de’ Niccoli died. BItH Unit 16, Section 46: Humanism Tuesday: on January 23, 1912 The International Opium Convention was signed. BItH Unit 30, …

This week in History Monday: on January 15, 1962 The oldest known European manuscript was found in Derveni, Greece. BItH Unit 5, Peoples V: Ancient Greeks Tuesday: on January 16, 1458 BCE Hatshepsut, Egyptian queen …

This week in History Monday: on January 8, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson outlined his fourteen points for peace following World War I. Unit 26, Section 77: The Great War Tuesday: on January 9, 1349 Jewish …