General Information for July 25th 2016 |
There are 4 public holidays today. |
Day 207 of 2016 |
159 days left in 2016 |
Week 30 of the year |
On this Day in History |
1915 - In an incident of early air-to-air combat, Major Lanoe G Hawker attacks three enemy scouts and is later awarded the Victoria Cross. |
1814 - War of 1812: Battle of Lundy's Lane - reinforcements arrive near Niagara Falls for General Riall's British and Canadian forces and a bloody, all-night battle with Jacob Brown's Americans commences at 18.00; the Americans retreat to Fort Erie. |
1792 - The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French Royal Family is harmed. |
1752 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2). |