1756
Seven Years’ War begins: Britain declares war on France, marking the start of a global conflict involving major European powers.
1862
US Department of Agriculture established:...
1521
Death of Ferdinand Magellan: The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines during his expedition to circumnavigate the globe, one of the...
1809
Charles Darwin, the renowned British naturalist known for formulating the theory of evolution through natural selection, was born in Shrewsbury, England.
1809
Abraham Lincoln, who later...