It happened today – this day in history – May 8
1360: The Treaty of Brétigny signed by England and France ends the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. 1521:
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 31
192: Roman emperor Commodus survuves a poisoning attempt by his mistress only to be strangled in the bath. 1491: French
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 24
563: The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. 1167:
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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 19
1154: Henry II is crowned King of England. 1642: Four of explorer Abel Rasman’s crew are killed at Wharewharangi Bay
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It happened today – this day in history – November 14
1380: King Charles VI of France is crowned at age 12. 1524: Francisco Pizarro begins his first great expedition, near
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It happened today – this day in history – November 2
1470: Edward V is born in Westminster. 1734: Birth of American frontiersman Daniel Boone in Pennsylvania. 1755: Birth of Marie
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It happened today – this day in history – October 18
1009: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks
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Time out for good behaviour
All efforts to remove the stigma of mental illness are to be applauded, but it will never change the fact
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It happened today – this day in history – June 18
1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
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