Amelia Earhart goes Missing
The aviator’s plane disappeared on a circumnavigation of the world on 2 July 1937.
Months Past
Birth of a Trailblazer
Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, was born on 10 June 1893.
Vikings Attack Lindisfarne
The monks at the church of St Cuthbert were taken by surprise on 8 June 793.
Death of an Occultist
Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, died on 8 May 1891.
Death of a Medieval Lover
Peter Abelard, lover of Heloise, died on 21 April 1142.
Inventor of Jigsaw Puzzle Dies
John Spilsbury, the engraver behind the ‘dissected’ map, died on 3 April 1769.
Fall of Africa’s Greatest Empire
The Battle of Tondibi, which resulted in the defeat of the Songhay army, took place on 13 March 1591.
Discovery of the Periodic Table
Dmitri Mendeleev identified a general theory underlying all elements on 1 March 1869.
The Edict of Thessalonica
On 27 February 380, divine punishment and imperial retribution were threatened for those who rejected the Nicene creed.
Publication of the Futurist Manifesto
Futurism was launched like a political movement on the front page of Le Figaro on 20 February 1909.