Day In History
This Day in History
Today: October 21, 2026
1096
A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot.
1097
First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.
1392
Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.
1512
Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
1520
João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".
1600
Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.
1774
The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
1797
In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
1805
Napoleonic Wars: A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve in the Battle of Trafalgar.
1824
Portland cement is patented.
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