by David West | Feb 27, 2025 | News
On the 27th February 1594, Henry of Navarre was crowned at Chartres Cathedral. He is the only French monarch to have been crowned there, because Reims and Paris were occupied by the Catholic League. Henry of Navarre (1553 – 1610), later known as Henry IV of...
by David West | Feb 26, 2025 | News
On the 26th of February 1924 the trial of Adolf Hitler, for treason after the Beer Hall Putsch, began in Munich. The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, was a failed coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) to overthrow the German...
by David West | Feb 25, 2025 | News
On the 25th of February, 1836 Samuel Colt patented his first revolver. Colt was born on the 19th of July, 1814, in Hartford, Connecticut. From a young age, he showed an interest in mechanics and chemistry. At 16, while working on a farm, he became fascinated by the...
by David West | Feb 24, 2025 | News
On the 24th of February 1797 a French invasion force, of between one and two thousand men, surrendered to Welsh women in tall black hats at Goodwick Sands near Fishguard. The French invasion at Goodwick Sands was the last time a foreign military force attempted to...
by David West | Feb 23, 2025 | News
On This Day tells me that on the 23rd of February 1455 Johannes Gutenberg printed his first bible. It does add that this is an estimated date. Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400 – 1468) was a German inventor and printer who developed the first practical method of...
