Important Events 1477 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia

Important Events 1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government 1865 New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near

Important Events 1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine 1521 Martin Luther is Excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts

Important Events 366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire 1492 Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders his city to Ferdinand

Important Events 45 BC The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time 630 Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly 1758 The International Commission

Important Events 406 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia 1744 English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth’s nutation motion (wobble) 1775

Important Events 1460 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York killed and his forces soundly defeated by forces for King Henry VI 1703 Tokyo hit

Important Events 1835 Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of

Important Events 1065 Westminster Abbey in London consecrated 1612 First observation of Neptune – Galileo observes and records a “fixed star” without realising it is a planet 1767 King Taksin

Important Events 1512 Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World 1657 “Flushing Remonstrance” petition signed in

Important Events 1492 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1792 Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears

Important Events 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus 800 Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman Emperor 1066 William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at

Important Events 1565 Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition 1814 Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom

Important Events 962 Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of John the Baptist 1688 King James II,

Important Events 1620 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore at in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS=Dec 11] 1898 French Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium

Important Events 1522 Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle in Malta and become known as the Knights

Important Events 1776 Thomas Paine publishes his 1st “American Crisis” essay beginning”These are the times that try men’s souls” (date disputed) 1783 William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever

Important Events 218 BC Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia – Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil 1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (元