The Historical Discussion Thread: All Discussion Pertaining to History is Welcome — Page 4

RicOlie_2 said:

So we are in the same time zone. I was wondering about that.

 I suspected it for a while, but I was sure of it over a week ago. ;)

Um, you said Robert E. Lee is named Commander-In-Chief of the Confederate Army on both January 31, 1865 and February 4, 1865.  

Oops! I'll edit the latter since I believe January 31 is correct.

February 5:

A.D. 1649: Charles II inherits the throne of England.

A.D. 1861: First motion picture peep-show is patented and

A.D. 1870: First motion picture is shown to a theatre audience.

A.D. 1901: The roller coaster is patented by Ed Prescot.

February 6:

A.D. 1627: Huguenot rebels sign the Peace of La Rochelle with France.

A.D. 1685: The Duke of York becomes both King James II of England and VII of Scotland upon the death of his brother, Charles II.

A.D. 1911: The first old age home opens in the U.S.

A.D. 1918: Britain grants the right to vote to women over 30.

RicOlie_2 said:

February 5:

A.D. 1649: Charles II inherits the throne of England.

 curious,  wikipedia has the date as February 6, 1649 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England

The date(either February 5 or February 6) marks the date when the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him kind.  It is arguable that he was King since the time his father's head was cut off on January 30, 1649.   It is also arguable his was king since the English Parliament voted unanimous to recognize Charles II as King on May 2, 1660.   May 8, 1660 is yet another date that could be argued as that was when was proclaimed King in London.  Moreover, he arrived in London on May 29, 1660 and that is the day that marks the first assembly of King and Parliament together since the abolition of the English monarchy in 1649 and it is also the day that Wiki marks as the start of his reign(and consequently the date I put in my list of the Monarchs of England  http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Random-Thoughts/post/467230/#TopicPost467230 ).   Finally, his coronation took place on April 23, 1661.

Warbler said:

RicOlie_2 said:

February 5:

A.D. 1649: Charles II inherits the throne of England.

 curious,  wikipedia has the date as February 6, 1649 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England

Interesting. According to that, then, both he and his brother inherited the throne on the same day of the year.

The date(either February 5 or February 6) marks the date when the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him kind.  It is arguable that he was King since the time his father's head was cut off on January 30, 1649.   It is also arguable his was king since the English Parliament voted unanimous to recognize Charles II as King on May 2, 1660.   May 8, 1660 is yet another date that could be argued as that was when was proclaimed King in London.  Moreover, he arrived in London on May 29, 1660 and that is the day that marks the first assembly of King and Parliament together since the abolition of the English monarchy in 1649 and it is also the day that Wiki marks as the start of his reign(and consequently the date I put in my list of the Monarchs of England  http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Random-Thoughts/post/467230/#TopicPost467230 ).   Finally, his coronation took place on April 23, 1661.

 All those different dates... It's no wonder history is such a mess to sort out with everyone dating things differently and disagreeing on when certain things began (i.e. dating a reign from the date one's predecessor died instead of from the person's coronation or dating the end of a war from the end of fighting instead of from an official armistice).

February 7:

A.D. 1238: The Russian city of Vladimir is burned by Mongols.

A.D. 1935: Monopoly (I assume the board game is meant) is invented.

A.D. 1971: Swiss men finally accept women's right to vote.

I had no idea they were that far behind.

jeez!  it took until 1971 for Swiss men to accept a woman's right to vote?   and here I thought the south was slow on civil rights.

February 8:

A.D. 1622: King James I disbands English Parliament.

A.D. 1905: A cyclone hits Tahiti and nearby islands, killing about 10,000 people.

A.D. 1910: Incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America.

February 9:

Two sports' firsts on the same day:

A.D. 1895: First intercollegiate basketball game is held, and volleyball is invented.

A.D. 1971: Apollo 14 returns to earth.

A.D. 1986: 30th perihelion of Halley's Comet.

February 10:

A.D. 1355: St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out at Oxford, resulting in the deaths of more than 90 people.

A.D. 1635: Cardinal Richelieu founds Academie Française in Paris.

A.D. 1763: The Treaty of Paris ends the French-Indian War, giving Canada over to Britain.

February 11:

660 B.C.: Traditional date for the founding of Japan.

A.D. 55: Roman Emperor Tiberius dies, clearing the way for Nero's reign.

A.D. 385: Siricius becomes Bishop of Rome and is the first to style himself "Pope."

A.D. 1531: King Henry VIII becomes head of the Anglican Church after its schism with Rome.

February 12:

A.D. 1502: Muslims in Granada are forced to convert to Catholicism.

Wow, the Spanish weren't much better than the Muslims in that area, were they...

A.D. 1502: Vasco da Gama sets sail for India from Lisbon, Portugal.

A.D. 1818: Chile gains independence from Spain.

February 13:

A.D. 1258: Baghdad falls to the Mongols and the Abbasid caliphate is destroyed.

A.D. 1601: The first British East Indian Company voyage sets sail from London.

A.D. 1633: Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to stand trial before the Inquisition.

RicOlie_2 said:

A.D. 55: Roman Emperor Tiberius dies, clearing the way for Nero's reign.

 Actually, after Tiberious came Caligula, then Claudius, and then Nero.

I knew Nero wasn't directly after Tiberius, so I think it means something else. I don't remember what exactly, because I can't remember from reading Tacitus' Histories and Annals.

February 14:

A.D. 1014: Henry II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Benedict VIII.

A.D. 1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic by the Church.

A.D. 1689: English Parliament places Mary Stuart and Prince William III on the throne.

A.D. 1855: Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the U.S.

And it is of course, the Feast of St. Valentine/Valentine's Day.

February 15:

399 B.C.: Socrates is condemned to death.

A.D. 1763: Austria, Prussia, and Saxony sign the Treaty of Hubertusburg, ending both the French and Indian War and the Seven Years' War.

A.D. 1804: New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery.

February 16:

A.D. 600: Pope Gregory the Great declares that "God Bless You" is the proper response to a sneeze.

Who knew? :D

A.D. 1559: Pope Paul IV calls for all heretical sovereigns to be deposed.

A.D. 1659: The first cheque (for £400) is written (it is currently on display at Westminster Abbey).

February 17:

A.D. 1817: Baltimore becomes the first American city to be lit by gas.

A.D. 1876: Sardines are canned for the first time.

A.D. 1911: First airplane flight to and from a ship.

A.D. 1936: The first superhero (the Phantom) makes his first appearance in comics.

February 18:

A.D. 1129: Emperor Frederik II captures Jerusalem.

A.D. 1787: Austrian Emperor Jozef II bans children under eight years old from labour.

A.D. 1885: Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

RicOlie_2 said:

February 18:

A.D. 1787: Austrian Emperor Jozef II bans children under eight years old from labour.

 A civil liberties visionary...

February 19:

A.D. 356: Emperor Constantius II closes all pagan temples in the Roman Empire.

A.D. 842: An iconoclastic controversy ends with a council in Constantinople and veneration of icons is reinstated in churches.

A.D. 1861: Serfdom is banned in Russia by Alexander II.

RicOlie_2 said:

February 15:

A.D. 1804: New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery.

 I had no idea we were the last northern state to abolish slavery.  

At least you did it before the south.

February 20:

A.D. 1792: The American postal service is established.

A.D. 1943: Mexican volcano Paracutin erupts in a farmer's corn field after growing from a small mound into a small volcano.

A.D. 1947: A chemical mixing error creates a massive explosion, destroying 42 blocks in Los Angeles.

A.D. 1947: The state of Prussia ceases to exist.