Day In History
This Day in History
Today: September 6, 2026
394
Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.
1492
Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
1522
The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.
1620
The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
1628
Puritans settle Salem, which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1634
Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
1781
American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Groton Heights takes place, resulting in a British victory.
1803
British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
1861
American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, giving the Union control of the Tennessee River's mouth.
1863
American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
Auto-scrolling
