It happened today – this day in history – April 6
46BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus. 1199: Death of Richard
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It happened today – this day in history – April 2
742: Birth of Charlemagne. 1513: Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1725: Giacomo Casanova, writer, adventurer and famous
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It happened today – this day in history – January 22
871: The Danish invasion army beats Saxon Ethelred of Wessex at the Battle of Basing. 1371: King Robert II of
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It happened today – this day in history – March 9
1454: Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci is born in Florence. 1497: Nicholaus Copernicus’ first recorded astronomical observation. 1522: Martin Luther begins
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It happened today – this day in history – October 10
1549: The Duke of Somerset is fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned. 1631: The Saxon army occupies Prague. 1659: Death
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