The Modern Historian
1 May 2009

On this day in history: First World`s Fair, 1851

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On 1st May 1851, Queen Victorian opened the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, in Hyde Park, London. Unlike the 1844 ...
30 April 2009

On this day in history: Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed, 1803

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In 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the Seven Years War between Great Britain and France. One of the articles required that the F...
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29 April 2009

On this day in history: Alfred Hitchcock died, 1980

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On 29th April 1980, the 'Master of Suspense', film director Alfred Hitchcock died of renal failure at his home in Bel-Air, Los Ange...
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