On today's date in 1775: American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1942: World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, began. 
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On today's date in 1893: Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1912: First Balkan War: King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1634: Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1100: Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside; Matilda is crowned in the same day. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1934: The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. 
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On today's date in 1202: Fourth Crusade: The Siege of Zara (present-day Zadar, Croatia), the first attack on a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders, began. 
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On today's date in 1975: SS Edmund Fitzgerald (pictured) sank in Lake Superior with the loss of 29 lives. 
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On today's date in 1599: Åbo Bloodbath: Fourteen gentries who opposed Duke Charles were decapitated in the Old Great Square of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) for their involvement in the power struggle between King Sigismund and Duke Charles and the related peasant revolt known as the Cudgel War. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1729: Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1277: The Treaty of Aberconwy, a humiliating settlement forced on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd by King Edward I of England, brings a temporary end to the Welsh Wars. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone, an American magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture, was published. 
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On today's date in 1520: Following a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under Christian II, scores of Swedish leaders in Stockholm were imprisoned and later executed despite Christian's promise of general amnesty. 
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On today's date in 1602: The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 960: Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1620: The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 680: The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1665: The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1426: Lam Sơn uprising: Lam Sơn rebels emerge victorious against the Ming army in the Battle of Tốt Động - Chúc Động taking place in Đông Quan, in now Hanoi. #history #grownostr