On today's date in 1484: William Caxton (pictured) printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1344: Reconquista: The Muslim city of Algeciras surrendered after a 21-month siege and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Castile. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1484: William Caxton (pictured) printed the first English translation of Aesop's Fables. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 421: Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1576: Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1903: The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition anchored in the South Orkney Islands with the intention of establishing the first weather station in Antarctic territory. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1000: Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1306: Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1663: The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1922: Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, two men wearing police uniforms broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in what was believed to be a reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1794: In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1401: Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.[full citation needed] #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1794: In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1857: Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1806: After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1862: American Civil War: General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army lost the First Battle of Kernstown, but was still able to prevent the Union Army from reinforcing the Peninsula campaign. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1931: Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1931: Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 1765: The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp. #history #grownostr

On today's date in 2004: Palestinian imam Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a founder and the spiritual leader of Hamas, was killed by an Israeli missile as he left early morning prayers. #history #grownostr