Historical Events

Norman Invasion of England

1066 William the Conqueror 's troops set sail from Normandy to invade England

1694 Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay, Barbados; 27 British ships sink, and 3,000 die

John Adams Peace Negotiator

1779 John Adams is appointed to negotiate Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain

Battle of Bussaco

1810 Battle of Bussaco: Arthur Wellesley 's Anglo-Portuguese Army defeats a larger French force led by Marshal André Masséna with the French suffering 4,500 dead and wounded

Locomotion No. 1

1825 George Stephenson 's "Locomotion No. 1" becomes the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England

British Golf Open

1879 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Scotsman Jam

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