Category: This Week in History

This week in History Monday: on January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. BItH Unit 25, Section 75: Abolition of Slavery Tuesday: on January 2, 1492 The Reconquista concluded with the fall …

This week in History Monday: on December 25, 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned the King of England. BItH Unit 14, Peoples XIV: Normans Tuesday: on December 26, 1492 The first Spanish settlement in the …

This week in History Monday: on December 18, 1603 The first fleet of the Dutch East India Company departed for Southeast Asia. BItH Unit 18, Section 53: East India Companies Tuesday: on December 19, 1843 …

This week in History Monday: on December 11, 220 The Han Dynasty in China ended when Emperor Xian abdicated and Cao Pi took the throne. BItH Unit 9, Peoples IX: Han Dynasty Tuesday: on December …

This week in History Monday: on December 4, 530 BCE Cyrus the Great, founder of the first Persian Empire, died, possibly in battle. BItH Unit 6, Section 18: Kings, Emperors and Rulers Tuesday: on December …

This week in History Monday: on November 27, 1811 Scottish millwright Andrew Meikle, who invented the threshing machine, died. BItH Unit 19, Section 56: Agricultural Revolution Tuesday: on November 28, 1680 Italian Baroque sculptor and …

This week in History Monday: on November 20, 284 Diocletian was named Emperor of the Roman Empire. BItH Unit 6, Peoples VI: Roman Empire Tuesday: on November 21, 164 BCE Judas Maccabeus rededicated the Second …

This week in History Monday: on November 13, 1460 Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal died. BItH Unit 17, Peoples XVII: Portuguese Tuesday: on November 14, 2022 Evidence of fire being used 780,000 years ago …

This week in History Monday: on November 6, 1813 The Chilpancingo Congress declared Mexico independent from Spain. BItH Unit 22, Section 66: Latin American Independence Tuesday: on November 7, 1186 Ögedei Khan, second khagan of …

This week in History Monday: on October 30, 1922 Mussolini was named Prime Minister by Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. BItH Unit 28, Section 84: Totalitarianism & Fascism Tuesday: on October 31, 1837 During the …