Biography of the Day
Elizabeth I was born this day in 1533. She was queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts.
Quote of the Day
"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
Elizabeth I, quoted by Francis Bacon in Apophthegms
This Day in History
1191: Battle of Arsuf - On this day in 1191 the Muslim army of Saladin attacked the Crusaders of Richard I (the Lion-Heart) at the Battle of Arsuf, and, though Richard successfully counterattacked in the evening, his march to Jerusalem was delayed.
More events on this day
1885: American poet and novelist Elinor Wylie was born in Somerville, New Jersey.
1876: The Younger Brothers, a group of American outlaws, were captured following an unsuccessful bank robbery.
1860: Giuseppe Garibaldi entered Naples, Italy, and proclaimed himself "Dictator of the Two Sicilies."
1822: Dom Pedro I declared the independence of Brazil.
1812: Napoleon's French forces narrowly defeated the Russians under Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov at the Battle of Borodino.
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