Tag: History Daily
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The South African Boer War Began Involving Britain and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. October 11, 1899.
Image: Clockwise from left: Frederick Roberts entering in Kimberley; Boer militia at the Battle of Spion Kop; Boer women and children in a British concentration camp. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 11, 1899, the Second South African Boer War began involving Britain and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.…
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Wild West Wednesday – Outlaw Dirty Dave Rudabaugh
Image: Dave Rudabaugh (Public Domain) Nicknamed “Dirty Dave” because he scarcely bathed and wore filthy clothes, Dave Rudabaugh was a cowboy, outlaw, and gunfighter in the American Old West. Dave Rudabaugh was born on July 14, 1854, and was a young boy living in his birth state of Illinois when his father was killed during the…
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The Battle of Tours Was a Victory for the Frankish and Aquitanian Armies, Led by Charles Martel, Over the Invasive Muslim army of the Umayyad Caliphate During the Umayyad Invasion of Gaul. October 10, 732.
Image: Charles de Steuben’s Bataille de Poitiers en octobre 732 romantically depicts a triumphant Charles Martel (mounted) facing Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (right) at the Battle of Tours. (Public Domain). On this day in history, October 10, 732, the Battle of Tours was fought and was a significant battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul.…
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Leif Erikkson, a Norse Explorer and Chieftain, Discovered Vinland, Making Him Possibly the First European Known to Explore and Set Foot in North America, Approximately 500 Years Before Christopher Columbus. October 9, 1000.
Image: Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl (1849–1937). On this day in history, October 9, 1000, Leif Erikkson, a Norse explorer and chieftain, discovered Vinland, making him possibly the first European known to explore and set foot in North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The continuing conjecture is that the encampment created by Leif and…
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World War 1 in Photographs, Part 1
In July 1914, an assassin, a Serbian nationalist, killed the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary as he visited Sarajevo. This act was the catalyst for a massive conflict that lasted four years. More than 65 million soldiers were mobilized by more than 30 nations, with battles taking place around the world. Industrialization brought modern…
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The Great Chicago Fire Begins. October 8, 1871.
Image: The Currier & Ives lithograph shows people fleeing across the Randolph Street Bridge. Thousands of people literally ran for their lives before the flames, unleashing remarkable scenes of terror and dislocation. “The whole earth, or all we saw of it, was a lurid yellowish red,” wrote one survivor. “Everywhere dust, smoke, flames, heat, thunder…
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The Holy League Defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto in a Significant Naval Engagement During the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. October 7, 1571
On this day in history, October 7, 1571, The Holy League defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto in a significant naval engagement during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. The Battle of Lepanto was a naval action that occurred on October 7, 1571, when an armada of the Holy League, a federation of Catholic nations…
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Brothers John and Simeon Reno and Frank Sparkes Hold the First Train Robbery in United States History, Stealing $16,000 From an Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Train in Jackson County, Indiana. October 6, 1866.
Image: The Reno Gang 1860s. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 6, 1866, brothers John and Simeon Reno and Frank Sparkes hold the first train robbery in United States history, stealing $16,000 from an Ohio and Mississippi railroad train in Jackson County, Indiana. The Reno brothers’ influence on criminal history was to halt…
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The Dalton Gang Attempted to Hold Up Two Banks at the Same Time When Five Members of the Gang Rode Into the Town of Coffeyville, Kansas. It Ended Badly. October 5, 1892.
Image: Memento Mori of the Dalton Gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Left to right: Bill Powers; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell. (Public Domain) On this day in history, the Dalton Gang attempted to hold up two banks at the same time when five members of the Dalton Gang (Grat Dalton, Emmett Dalton, Bob Dalton,…
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Wild West Wednesday: Outlaw Belle Starr
(Image: A studio portrait of Belle Starr probably taken in Fort Smith in the early 1880s. Public Domain.) Belle Starr was born Myra Maybelle Shirley near Carthage, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. She was called May by her family. Her father, John Shirley, thrived raising wheat, horses, corn, and hogs, though he was viewed as…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 