It happened today – this day in history – June 16
1487: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell at the Battle of Stoke Field – the last
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 9
1540: The first recorded race meet in England at Roodee Fields, Chester. 1554: Sir Thomas Wyatt is is defeated and
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It happened today – on this day in history – November 12
1793: Jean Sylvain Bailly, first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. 1847: Sir James Young Simpson is the first to use
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