The Eggnog Riots
The Riot Act was read to young officers at West Point Military Academy on 25 December 1826, following a boisterous party which began the night before.
Months Past
Death of the Man in the Iron Mask
The mysterious prisoner died at the Bastille on 19 November 1703.
The Arrow Incident
On 8 October 1856, a British flagged Chinese vessel was seized and the Second Opium War began.
The First Women to Cross the US on Solo Motorcycles
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrived in Los Angeles on 8 September 1916
Matthew Webb swims the English Channel
The first successful unaided swim of the English Channel began on 24 August 1875.
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
Death of Arjumand Banu Begum
The wife of the Mughal Emperor died on 17 June, 1631.
Antoine Lavoisier Guillotined
Found guilty of fraud, the French chemist was executed on 8 May 1794.
Mae West Sentenced for Sex
Having produced, directed and starred in a lascivious play, West was charged with ‘corrupting the morals of youth’ on 19 April 1927.
The Zimmerman Telegram
A secret communication between Germany and Mexico was exposed on 3 March 1917.