A cockade — a simple knot of ribbons pinned to a hat — helped start revolutions on three continents, stitched military alliances together, and became a life-or-death loyalty test on the streets of Paris in 1789. The post Cockade History: The Ribbon Badge That Toppled the Bastille appeared first on History Collection.

Forty-one years before Brexit, Britain held its first referendum on European membership — and almost nobody in 2016 remembered it. Recovering that forgotten 1975 vote reframes everything about where Brexit came from and why it cut so deep. The post Britain Voted on Europe in 1975 — and the Result Shaped Brexit appeared first on History Collection.

Napoleon Bonaparte wore his bicorne hat sideways — points ear-to-ear — while every other officer wore theirs front-to-back. It wasn't eccentricity; it was one of history's most brilliant acts of military personal branding. The post Why Napoleon Wore His Bicorne Hat Sideways — While Every Officer Didn’t appeared first on History Collection.

1911 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret 1951 - Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud after Stengel pulls DiMaggio out of game 1963 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4 1965 - Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game 1969 - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer 1970 - Fantasy records releases "Cosmo's Factory", the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival; it is critically acclaimed and becomes their biggest seller, spawning six singles that reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts 2000 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 2005 - Marvel superhero film "The Fantastic Four," starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis, premieres More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - British air raid sinks U-232 1956 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enewetak Atoll 1961 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final Angela Mortimer wins her 3rd Grand Slam singles title; beats Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 1988 - American rockers and brothers Chico DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking charges 2021 - Japan says the Olympics will be held without spectators as Tokyo announces state of emergency due to a surge in COVID-19 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg, German-born Russian princess married to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, born in Altenburg (d. 1911) 1928 - Norma Donaldson, American stage and screen singer and actress (Across 110th Street; Poetic Justice; The Young and the Restless), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 1994) 1928 - Jane Tehira, New Zealand sportsperson (triple international: basketball, softball, hockey), born in Kaikohe, New Zealand (d. 2023) 1942 - Phil Gramm, American economist and politician (US Representative for Texas, 1979-85; US Senator from Texas, 1985-2002), born in Fort Benning, Georgia 1960 - Valarie Pettiford, American actress (One Life to Live, Half and Half), born in Queens, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1496 - Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies 1941 - Philippe Gaubert, French flautist, conductor (Paris Opéra, 1919-41), composer, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire), dies of a stroke at 62 1988 - Ray Barbuti, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 400m relay 1928), dies at 83 1996 - Amschel Rothschild, British banker (executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England), dies at 41 2011 - Mary Fenech Adami, First Lady of Malta (b. 1933) More Famous Deaths »