On This Day In History - February 24th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 24th February On This Day in 1386, King Charles III of Naples , was assassinated by Buddha. Oops, that should have said "at Buda." Because why would Buddha assassinate anyone? King Charles III of Naples was also King Charles II of Hungary, although he was better known as Charles the Short. He became King of Hungary after the death of Louis I of Hungary, by sitting on the throne and claiming baggsie. This royally annoyed the daughter of Louis, Mary of Hungary, who should have been Queen, and Mary's mother, Elizabeth of Bosnia. They decided enough was enough and conspired together to have the King assassinated. It was a botched job, as the deed was done on the 7th of February 1386. It took a few weeks before he eventually died as a result of the wounds. On This Day in 1848, King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates his throne. On This Day in 1868, President Andrew Johnson is impeached...