What Happened in 1810

Cushing Eells Is Born

Congregationalist missionary Cushing Eells, founder of Whitman College, the oldest educational institution in Washington State, was born in... Read more

P. T. Barnum Is Born

Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of inn keeper, tailor and store-keeper Philo Barnum (1778-1826) and second wife Irene Taylor, who... Read more

Father Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Urges His Congregation To Fight For Mexican Independence

Early on the morning of September 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla summoned the largely Indian and mestizo congregation of his small... Read more

Mexican War of Independence Begins

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launches the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or "Cry of... Read more

Loss of HMS Minotaur

MINOTAUR was wrecked on the Haak Sand near the Texel on 22 December 1810. The 2nd lieutenant and eight midshipmen with 100 men were saved and... Read more