Category: History Daily

Captain John Quelch from the Brigantine Charles and 6 other Shipmates were hanged in the first trial for piracy by the British Admiralty outside of England. June 30, 1704.

June 30, 2024

1700s, British Admiralty, Execution, History Daily, John Quelch, New England, Piracy, Pirates, Uncategorized

1700s, British Admiralty, Execution, History Daily, John Quelch, New England, Piracy, Pirates
After the Russian Tsar’s denunciation of the French Continental System, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered his Grande Armee to invade Russia. June 24, 1812.

Image: Napoleon and his staff at Borodino. (Public Domain) On this day in history, following the Russian Tsar’s denunciation of the French Continental System, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered his Grande Armee, the most significant European military force ever assembled to that date, into Russia. This massive army, featuring nearly 600,000 soldiers, included troops from…

June 24, 2024

1800s, Battle of Borodino, Battle of Leipzig, French Army, History Daily, Invasion of Russia 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte, Uncategorized

Battle of Borodino, Battle of Leipzig, French Army, History Daily, Invasion of Russia 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte
Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, installed as Emperor of Mexico by French Emperor Napoleon III in 1864, is executed in Queretaro, Mexico, at 6:40 a.m. by order of Benito Juarez, the president of the Mexican Republic. June 19, 1867.

Image: Print of the execution of Maximilian in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. June 19, 1867. (Public Domain) On this day in history, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand, installed as Emperor of Mexico by French Emperor Napoleon III in 1864, is executed in Queretaro, Mexico, at 6:40 a.m. by order of Benito Juarez, the president of the Mexican…

June 19, 2024

1800s, Benito Juarez, Emperor of Mexico, Executed, France, History Daily, Maximilian, Mexico, Napoleon III

1800s, Benito Juarez, Emperor of Mexico, Executed, France, History Daily, Maximilian, Mexico, Napoleon III
English Captain William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift from HMS Bounty 7 weeks before, finally reaching Timor in the East Indies after travelling 4,000 miles (6,500 km) in the ship’s open launch. June 14, 1789.

June 14, 2024

1700s, Captain William Bligh, Court Martial, Fletcher Christian, History Daily, HMS Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty, Royal Navy, Tahiti

1700s, Captain William Bligh, Court Martial, Fletcher Christian, History Daily, HMS Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty, Royal Navy, Tahiti
Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky and a group of seven other senior officers from the Soviet High Command were found guilty and executed at a show trial. They were accused of coordinating a German-funded military plot inside the Red Army. June 12, 1937.

June 12, 2024

1930s, Executions, Germany, History Daily, Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky, NKVD, Russia, Soviet Union, The Great Purge

1930s, Executions, Germany, History Daily, Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky, NKVD, Russia, Soviet Union, The Great Purge
John Wayne, the iconic American film actor famous for starring in numerous Westerns, dies at 72 after a long battle with cancer. June 11, 1979.

June 11, 2024

1970s, actor, celebrity and famous people, Death, Duke, History Daily, Hollywood, John Wayne

1970s, actor, celebrity & famous people, Death, Duke, History Daily, Hollywood, John Wayne
General William Westmoreland is relieved of his command of the U.S. Military Assistance Command (MACV) during the Vietnam War. June 10, 1968.

June 10, 2024

1960s, American History, event & history, History Daily, Vietnam War, William Westmoreland

1960s, American History, event & history, General William Westmoreland, History Daily, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam War
French explorer and navigator Jacques Cartier becomes the first European to discover the Gulf of St. Lawrence in present-day Canada. June 9, 1534.

June 9, 2024

1500s, Canada, Explorer, France, Gulf of St. Lawrence, History Daily, Jacques Cartier, Kanata, New World, Stadacona Natives

1500s, Canada, Explorer, France, Gulf of St. Lawrence, History Daily, Jacques Cartier, Kanata, New World, Stadacona Natives
On June 8, 1758, a British force of 40 warships, 14,000 soldiers, and 12,000 sailors and marines began the siege of Louisbourg, located on the approaches to the St. Lawrence River in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada.

June 8, 2024

1700s, Chevalier de Drucour, Edward Boscawen, Fortress Louisbourg, History Daily, James Wolfe, Jeffrey Amherst, Nova Scotia, Seven Years War

1700s, Chevalier de Drucour, Edward Boscawen, Fortress Louisbourg, History Daily, James Wolfe, Jeffrey Amherst, Nova Scotia, Seven Years War
Private First Class Huston Riley, June 6, 1944. Photo By Robert Capa.

June 7, 2024

1940s, D-Day, History Daily, Huston Riley, Omaha Beach, Robert Capa, U.S. Army, World War II

1940s, D-Day, History Daily, Huston Riley, Omaha Beach, Robert Capa, U.S. Army, World War II