History Trivia

June 1, 193 Roman Emperor Didius Julianus was assassinated. 987 Hugh Capet was elected King of France. 1204 King Philip Augustus of France conquered Rouen. 1215 Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, was captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing. 1252 Alfonso X was elected King of Castile and León. 1298 residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. 1495 Friar John Cor (Lindores Abbey, Scotland) recorded the first known batch of scotch whisky. 1533 Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England.