It happened today – this day in history – April 19
1770: Captain James Cook first sights Australia. 1775: The American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. 1824: Death of Lord Byron
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It happened today – this day in history – January 1
49: Roman emperor Claudius marries his niece Agrippina. 1502: Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro. 1515: Francis I succeeds Louis
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It happened today – this day in history – September 17
1156: Emperor Frederick Barbarossa issues the ‘Privilegium Minus’ decree, which elevates Austria to a duchy. 1394: Jews are expelled from
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Paedophile jailed after trying to arrange abuse in Rayleigh from Australian detention centre
A paedophile who tried to arrange to sexually abuse a child while he was waiting to be deported from Australia
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Siddle’s Essex return put on ice
RIGHT-ARM FAST-MEDIUM bowler, Peter Siddle, will not be linking up with Essex during the 2020 season after his contract was
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Hammers trip down under, postponed
WEST HAM UNITED have confirmed that their pre-season trip to Australia has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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