Day In History
This Day in History
Today: August 6, 2026
1284
The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean.[1]
1538
Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.[2]
1661
The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.[3]
1777
American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.[4]
1787
Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1806
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the Austrian Empire.[5]
1819
Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
1824
Peruvian War of Independence: Patriot forces led by Simón Bolívar defeat the Spanish Royalist army in the Battle of Junín.[6]
1825
The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
1861
Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
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