On today's date in 1604: Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1780: American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 0912: Abd ar-Rahman III becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1384: Jadwiga (pictured) was officially crowned as "King of Poland" instead of "Queen" to reflect the fact that she was a sovereign in her own right. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1783: The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2018: Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1809: The Viceroy the Río de la Plata, Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, opens the port of Buenos Aires to trade with nations other than Spain. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1808: The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1888: French inventor Louis Le Prince filmed Roundhay Garden Scene (featured), the earliest surviving motion picture, in Leeds, England. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1774: American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1307: Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1307: Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a raid on the Knights Templar at dawn, arresting many members, subsequently torturing them into giving false confessions and burning them at the stake. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1269: The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1492: Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically on San Salvador Island. (Julian calendar) #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1992: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1279: The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1797: French Revolutionary Wars: The Royal Navy captured eleven Dutch Navy ships without any losses at the Battle of Camperdown. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1811: The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1937: Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, arrived at Berlin Friedrichstraße station to begin a tour of Nazi Germany, where they were greeted by Nazi salutes and dined with high-ranking members of the state apparatus. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1846: English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. #history #grownostr