World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
This page is updated daily to provide the latest history-related news, podcasts and anniversaries. You can sign up for the weekly email newsletter which provides a list of forthcoming historical anniversaries and recently released podcasts. You can also make use of the Historical Anniversaries Calendar for the current academic year.
Anniversaries [embed into YOUR website!]
Events (300 years ago today): 1726 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72, concluding his third Christmas season in Leipzig on the Third Sunday after Epiphany.[8]
Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (died 1889)
Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (died 1879)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (died 2003)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (died 2004)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Clint Ford, American screenwriter and voice actor[56]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Danielle George MBE FIET, American professor
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Fred Taylor, American football player[57]
Commemorations:
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
History Quote of the Day
© 1998-2026 Russel Tarr, ActiveHistory.co.uk Limited (Reg. 6111680)
1 Torrin Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 6AW, England
Privacy Policy | Contact
