Wellington slept at Waterloo
On this day in 1815 the Battle of Waterloo was fought. As the Duke of Wellington later remarked, it was: ‘A damned close run thing.’... Read More
Giacomo Casanova, philanderer and lottery salesman
On this day in 1798 the Venetian adventurer and philanderer Giacomo Casanova died. People who are so well known that their own name becomes a... Read More
George Washington crosses the Delaware
On this day in 1799 the greatest American statesman George Washington died, ‘First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his... Read More