It happened today – this day in history – December 5
771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman. 1492: ChristopherColumbus discovers Hispanola.
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It happened today – this day in history – December 3
1586: Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia. 1828: Andrew Jackson is elected President of the US. 1854:
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It happened today – this day in history – November 26
1476: Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes
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It happened today – this day in history – November 24
1434: The River Thames freezes over. 1642: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania). 1655: Lord Protector Oliver
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It happened today – this day in history – November 8
392: Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christianity the state religion. 1431: Birth of Vlad The Impaler of Wallachia in Transylvania. 1674:
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It happened today – this day in history – November 2
1355: The English army under Edward III lands at Calais. 1698: Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama. 1755: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – October 26
900: Death of Alfred The Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1863: The Football Association
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It happened today – on this day in history – October 17
1346: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III’s troops at the Battle of Neville’s Cross at Calais
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It happened today – this day in history – October 13
54AD: Nero succeeds Claudius as Emperor of Rome. 1628: The Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies.
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It happened today – this day in history – October 5
1789: The French Revolution. Women march to Versailles to confront Louis XVI. 1274: Kubla Khan’s Mongol army launches its first
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