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1543: Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born. 1776 - The second Continental Congress officially made...

1024 - Duke Koenraad II chosen German king 1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence. 1858 - Abraham Lincoln supposedly say in a speech "You...

India, is a land of various culture and is known for its diversity. There are many places in India that’s famous for various things,...

1251 BC - A solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece. 1813 - The nickname "Uncle Sam"...

1198 - Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany 1550 - William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs 1666 - Great...

0476 - Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaimed himself King of Italy. 1609 - English...

44 BC - Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 31 B.C. - The Roman leader Octavian defeated the...

1609 - Delaware Bay was discovered by Henry Hudson 1619 - Ferdinand II was elected Holy Roman Emperor. His policy of "One church, one king"...

479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle...

1071 - Battle of Manzikert, Byzantine Armenia (modern Malazgirt, Turkey ) fought between Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks. 1278 - Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf of...