A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 13 September
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 13 September?
- 1609 Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him
- 1645 Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at…
- 1814 War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British…
- 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War: English forces defeat the Egyptian army in the battle of…
- 1899 Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m
- 1916 Born: Roald Dahl
- 1944 Born: Jacqueline Bisset
- 2007 The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1609 | Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him | 2026 − 1609 = | |
| 1814 | War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British… | 2026 − 1814 = | |
| 1899 | Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m | 2026 − 1899 = | |
| 1944 | Born: Jacqueline Bisset | 2026 − 1944 = |
3. Put them in order
Write 1 next to the oldest event, then 2, 3 and so on up to the newest. Use list 1 to help you!
- Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him
- War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British…
- Anglo-Egyptian War: English forces defeat the Egyptian army in the battle of…
- Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British”?
- A. 1814
- B. 1944
- C. 1899
In which year did this happen: “Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him”?
- A. 1609
- B. 1899
- C. 1894
Which of these happened first?
- A. War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British
- B. Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him
- C. The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 13 September. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1609 → 417 years; 1814 → 212 years; 1899 → 127 years; 1944 → 82 years.
Order: 1 = Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him (1609), 2 = Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at… (1645), 3 = War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British… (1814), 4 = Anglo-Egyptian War: English forces defeat the Egyptian army in the battle of… (1882).
Quiz: 1. A (1814); 2. A (1609); 3. B (Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him).