A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 24 September
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 24 September?
- 1568 At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet…
- 1645 English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a…
- 1717 Born: Horace Walpole
- 1841 Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei…
- 1911 His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by…
- 1954 AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced
- 1975 Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first…
- 2019 The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1568 | At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet… | 2026 − 1568 = | |
| 1717 | Born: Horace Walpole | 2026 − 1717 = | |
| 1911 | His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by… | 2026 − 1911 = | |
| 1975 | Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first… | 2026 − 1975 = |
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!
- At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet…
- Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei…
- His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by…
- English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a”?
- A. 1645
- B. 1841
- C. 1911
In which year did this happen: “The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by”?
- A. 2019
- B. 1954
- C. 1717
Which of these happened first?
- A. English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a
- B. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by
- C. His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 24 September. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1568 → 458 years; 1717 → 309 years; 1911 → 115 years; 1975 → 51 years.
Order: 1 = At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet… (1568), 2 = English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a… (1645), 3 = Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei… (1841), 4 = His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by… (1911).
Quiz: 1. A (1645); 2. A (2019); 3. A (English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a).