Prof. Frank McDonoughさんのイラストまとめ

17 February 1461. In the 2nd Battle of St. Albans, the Lancastrians defeated the Yorkists in the ongoing War of The Roses. The victors released Henry VI, who had been the Earl of Warwick’s prisoner. However, the Lancastrians ultimately failed to take advantage of their victory.

9 February 1997. The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones with the episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” to become the longest-running prime-time animated series in US TV history.

4 February 1977. The classic album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac was released. It was No.1 on the album charts in the USA and UK and won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. It sold over 40 million copies worldwide.

18 January 1788. A total of 800 convicted British criminals landed at Botany Bay, Australia. They had committed various crimes and were sentenced to suffer hard labour in Australia. Below is a list of 19 crimes that were punishable by transportation to Australia.

16 January 1605. The brilliant novel Don Quixote (Part 1) by Miguel de Cervantes was first published in Madrid, Spain. It’s often called “the first modern novel”. The second part was published in 1615. The novel is the second-most-translated book in the world after the Bible

14 January 1875. Albert Schweitzer was born in Haut-Rhin, France. He was a Theological scholar and famine campaigner, He thought Western civilization was decaying because it had abandoned the affirmation of life as its ethical foundation. He won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

2 January 1872. Brigham Young (aged 71), the second president of The Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was arrested for bigamy. It was discovered he had 25 wives.

17 December 1989. The first episode of the popular animated TV series, The Simpsons, was broadcast in the USA on the Fox network. The series began with a Christmas special called “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.”

6 December 1889. Jefferson Davis died (aged 81). He was the first and only president of the US Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a Democrat, he had represented Mississippi in the US Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War began.