The End of Imperial China
Yuan Shikai's short-lived reign as Chinese emperor ended on March 22nd, 1916.
Months Past
The Life of Ada Lovelace
The mathematician and pioneering computer programmer was born on 10 December 1815.
A Fair on the Frozen Thames
A three-month frost fair began on 24 November 1715.
Death of Justinian I
The Byzantine emperor died in Constantinople on 14 November 565.
Premiere of The Great Dictator
Chaplin's celebrated film first appeared on 15 October 1940.
Britain’s First Female Doctor
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passed her medical exams on 28 September 1865.
Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings
The Paleolithic illustrations were found on 12 September 1940.
The Jacobite standard raised at Braemar
The Stuart banner was raised on 6 September 1715.
Leon Trotsky assassinated in Mexico
The man born Lev Bronstein was attacked on August 20th, 1940. He died the following day.
The premiere of Tristan und Isolde
Wagner's opera was first performed in Munich on June 10th, 1865.