This Day in History
Today: May 31, 2026
455
Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
1215
Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.[1]
1223
Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.
1293
Mongol invasion of Java was a punitive expedition against King Kertanegara of Singhasari, who had refused to pay tribute to the Yuan and maimed one of its ministers. However, it ended with failure for the Mongols. Regarded as establish City of Surabaya[2]</spa...
1578
King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.[4]
1610
The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry on the River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales.[5]
1669
Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.[6]
1775
American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.[7]
1790
Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.[8]
1790
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
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