Learning Opportunities! Today in History: February 2 February 2
at 8:01 AM are a list of events that took place today in
history. Have you studied or will you be studying any of these
events? Share with us! - 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the
Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium
Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman
law". - 962 – Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I,
Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40
years. - 1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of
Burgundy. - 1207 – Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia
and Latvia, is established. - 1461 – Wars of the Roses: The
Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
- 1536 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires,
Argentina. - 1542 – Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture
a Muslim-occupied hill fort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle
of Baçente. - 1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of
New York) is incorporated. - 1848 – M