It happened today – on this day in history – December 23
1620: French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII. 1672: Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn. 1688: James
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 21
1117: Archbishop of Centerbury Thomas Becket is born in London. 1804: Benjamin Disraeli is born in London. 1844: The Rochdale
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It happened today – this day in history – December 27
1822: Birth of bacteriologist Louis Pasteur. 1831: HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board departs England for a survey of
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