This Day In History What Happened Today History Find out what happened today or any day in history with on this day. historical events, birthdays, deaths, photos and famous people, from 4000 bc to today. Pacific ocean sighted by balboa. on this day (or two days later) in 1513, spanish conquistador and explorer vasco núñez de balboa, standing “silent, upon a peak in darién,” on the isthmus of panama, became the first european to sight the pacific ocean. the granger collection, new york.
On This Day What Happened Today In History Britannica 1396. the last great christian crusade, led jointly by john the fearless of nevers and king sigismund of hungary, ends in disaster at the hands of sultan bayezid i’s ottoman army at nicopolis. sep 24. sep 26. today in history is everything that happened on this day in history—in the areas of politics, war, science, music, sport, art. Famous deaths. 1774 john bradstreet, canadian born soldier (british officer in french indian war, organized the bateau and transport service), dies at 59. 1978 claire adams, canadian born silent film actress (legally dead, end of the road), dies at 80. 1984 walter pidgeon, canadian actor (mrs miniver, madame curie), dies from a stroke at 87. This day in history video: what happened on september 27 sign up now to learn about this day in history straight from your inbox. get all of today's events in just one email featuring a range. Business magnate cornelius vanderbilt. 1853 france annexes new caledonia. 1853 northern daily times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in london. 1862 confederate congress adopts confederacy seal. 1869 black friday: panic on wall street after investors jay gould and james fisk attempt to corner the gold market.
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