This Day in History
Today: May 1, 2026
305
Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor.
880
The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches.
1169
Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
1328
Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state.
1486
Christopher Columbus presents his plans discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish Queen Isabella I of Castile.[1]
1669
Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo, the Spanish Armada de Barlovento is defeated by an English Privateer fleet led by Captain Henry Morgan.[2]
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