This Day in History
Today: April 24, 2026
-1479
Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
-1183
Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others.[1]
1547
Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
1558
Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.[2]
1704
The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
1793
French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris.[3]
1800
The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
1837
The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9,000 houses.[4]
1877
Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
1885
American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
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