History Trivia

January 13, 888 Odo, Count of Paris became King of the Franks. 1328 Edward III of England married Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault. 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was sentenced to death. 1605 The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston was performed, landing two of the authors in prison. 1607 The Bank of Genoa failed after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. 1610 Galileo Galilei discovered Ganymede (moon of Jupiter).