The Liberation of Peru
José de San Martín and his forces liberated Peru and proclaimed its independence from Spain on 28 July 1821.
José de San Martín and his forces liberated Peru and proclaimed its independence from Spain on 28 July 1821.
Queen Anne ordered a racecourse to be built on Ascot Heath in 1711. It was officially opened on August 11th.
The theft of the most famous painting in the world on 21 August 1911 created a media sensation.
Mary Queen of Scots left Calais for Scotland on August 14th, 1561, aged 18 years old.
Hiram Bingham re-discovered the 'lost' city of the Incas on 24 July 1911.
The first King George was born on 28 May 1660.
The American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on 14 June 1811.
Eichmann was captured in Argentina on May 11th, 1960.
The events leading up to the Mexican dictator’s fall from power on 25 May 1911.
A major battle in the Peninsular War took place on 16 May 1811.