The Storm

By Daniel Defoe (2016)

The Storm
or, a Collection of the most Remarkable Casualties and
Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest,
both by Sea and Land

Fact of the Day

Paris society was rocked by scandal in 1787, when Madame Vigée Le Brun painted herself with a wide smile on her face.

Quote of the Day

"It always seems impossible until it's done. "

~ Nelson Mandela

On This Day

1016 Cnut defeated Edmund Ironside at the Battle of Assandun, forcing Edmund to make a peace with the invading Danes: he got to keep Wessex, but the rest of England came under Danish rule. A month later, he had died of 'natural causes' so Wessex, too, went to Cnut.

1216 King John died of dysentery. He was succeeded by his nine year old son, Henry III.

1867 The US officially took possession of Alaska. It wasn't a popular decision at the time.

1922 The BBC was founded.