1493 : Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter Caetera dividing newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal
1626 : Dutch explorer Peter Minuit...
1494 Christopher Columbus reached and explored Jamaica during his second voyage to the Americas
1808 Spain witnessed a major uprising against Napoleon’s French forces during...
1606
Guy Fawkes is put to death for his involvement in England’s infamous Gunpowder Plot.
1865
The U.S. House of Representatives approves the 13th Amendment, formally ending...