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1989: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Photo: Bill Mitchell)

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It happened today – this day in history – June 10

10/06/202310/06/2023 YA Reporter Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Barbarossa, Belfast, Benjamin Franklin, Bonnie and Clyde, Boxer Rebellion, Claus von Bulow, Cuba, Dillinger, First World War, golf, James Earl Ray, June 10, Millennium Bridge, NASA, NATO, news, Norway, Pol Pot, Rebel Wilson, Rugby League, Salem, Second World War, Temptations, Thomas Cromwell, Today in history, University Boat Race, Wagner, World Cup

323BC: Death of Alexander the Great aged 32. 1190: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph

1969: Malcolm McDowell

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It happened today – this day in history – May 23

23/05/202323/05/2023 YA Reporter Abbeystead, Benjamin Franklin, Bolivar, Bonnie and Clyde, boxing, Cannes, Catherine of Aragon, First World War, football, George Harrison, Henry VIII, Hitler, Joan of Arc, Kidd, Malcolm McDowell, May 23, Monty Python's Flying Circus, NASA, news, Northern Ireland, Salan, Second World War, Today in history, Whipsnade Zoo

1430: Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English. 1533: Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of

1940: Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister

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It happened today – this day in history – May 10

09/05/202310/05/2023 YA Reporter Addington, Benjamin Franklin, Beyond The Fringe, Bruce Lee, Cartier, Churchill, Columbus, Duma, Edward I, European Cup, Eurovision, First World War, George W Bush, golf, Indian Mutiny, J Edgar Hoover, Jamaica, Jefferson Davis, Mandela, Marcos, May 10, Napoleon, news, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Red Cross, Rolling Stones, Second World War, Today in history, Trump, Vietnam

1291: Scottish nobles recognize the authority of English King Edward I. 1503: Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands. 1534: French

1951: Rocky Marciano floors Joe Louis

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It happened today – this day in history – October 26

26/10/202225/10/2022 YA Reporter Ardern, Beatles, Benjamin Franklin, Churchill, Elgar, Football Association, Hirobumi, Mother Teresa, NASA, news, October 26, OK Corral, Olympics, Prost, Rocky Marciano, Sadat, Sanger, Sir Thomas More, Stonehenge, Today in history, Vietnam, Villeneuve

900: Death of Alfred the Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1685: Birth of composer

1982: Raising of the Mary Rose

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It happened today – this day in history – October 11

11/10/202210/10/2022 Mick Ferris Abyssinia, Aleppo, Battle of Camperdown, Battle of Rocoux, Beatles, Benjamin Franklin, Boer War, Calcutta, Einstein, First World War, George Michael, Hansie Cronje, Henry VIII, Lewis Hamilton, Loch Ness, Madonna, Mary Rose, Muddy Waters, news, Nirvana, October 11, Reagan, Today in history, Tupac Shakur

1138: An earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000. 1521: Pope Leo X titles Henry VIII “Defender of the

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It happened today – this day in history – September 11

11/09/202210/09/2022 YA Reporter 9/11, Anna Lindh, Beatles, Benjamin Franklin, Enid Blyton, FA Cup, Fangio, First World War, Gandhi, Hope Diamond, Khrushchev, Markov, news, Noel Gallagher, Olympics, Oscar Pistorius, Palestine, Ray Charles, Santiago, Scotland, Second World War, September 11, Seven Years War, smallpox, Stravinsky, Stromboli, Today in history, Tojo, W C Handy, War of 1812, William Wallace, World Trade Centre

1297: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the Engllish at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1390: Teutonic Knights begin a five-week

1985: Claus von Bulow

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It happened today – this day in history – June 10

10/06/202209/06/2022 YA Reporter Barbarossa, Belfast, Benjamin Franklin, Bonnie and Clyde, Boxer Rebellion, Claus von Bulow, Cuba, Dillinger, First World War, James Earl Ray, John Barnes, June 10, Kosovo, news, Pol Pot, Saab, Salem, Seb Coe, Second World War, Six Day War, Thomas Cromwell, Today in history, University Boat Race, Vietnam War, Wagner, World Cup

323BC: Death of Alexander the Great aged 32. 1190: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph

1915: A German zeppelin bombs Southend

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It happened today – this day in history – May 10

10/05/202209/05/2022 YA Reporter Addington, Benjamin Franklin, Beyond The Fringe, Bruce Lee, Churchill, Columbus, Duma, Edward I, European Cup, Eurovision Song Contest, First World War, George W Bush, Hess, Imelda Marcos, Indian Mutiny, J Edgar Hoover, Jacques Cartier, Jamaica, Jefferson Davis, Keith Richards, Louis XVI, Mandela, May 10, Napoleon, news, Portugal, Red Cross, Rolling Stones, Second World War, Sinn Féin, Today in history, Trump, Vietnam, William Pitt the Younger, zeppelin

1291: Scottish nobles recognize the authority of English King Edward I. 1503: Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands. 1534: French

1965: The Beatles receive their MBEs

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It happened today – this day in history – October 26

26/10/202125/10/2021 YA Reporter Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Alain Prost, Beatles, Benjamin Franklin, Bill Graham, birth control, Churchill, Elgar, George Foreman, Jacinda Ardern, Margaret Sanger, Mother Teresa, news, October 26, Olympics, President Clinton, Shah of Iran, Sir Thomas More, South Korea, Stonehenge, Today in history, Trinidad &Tobago

900: Death of Alfred the Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1685: Birth of composer

1922: Alaska P Davidson

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It happened today – this day in history – October 11

11/10/202110/10/2021 Mick Ferris Abyssinia, Alaska Davidson, Aleppo, Battle of Camperdown, Beatles, Benjamin Franklin, Boer War, Dave Grohl, Einstein, First World War, Henry VIII, Madonna, Mikhail Gorbachev, news, October 11, Rod Stewart, Ronald Reagan, Today in history

1138: An earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000. 1521: Pope Leo X titles Henry VIII “Defender of the

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