It happened today – this day in history – September 20
1187: Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. 1258: Salisbury Cathedral is inaugurated. 1486: Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry
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It happened today – this day in history – August 29
1261: Jacques Pantaleon is elected as Pope Urban IV. 1350: The English fleet under Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet
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It happened today – this day in history – August 28
1189: Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. 1521: Belgrade is captured by troops of Turkish Sultan
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1996: Central Manchester in ruins after a massive IRA bomb attack. Photo: Manchester Fire and Rescue
It happened today – this day in history – June 15
763BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215: King John
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It happened today – this day in history – June 13
1525: Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and
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It happened today – this day in history – June 7
1099: First crusaders arrive in Jerusalem. 1329: Death of Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland. 1494: Spain and Portugal divide
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It happened today – this day in history – June 4
1070: Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France. 1647: Charles I is taken prisoner by the English Parliamentary
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It happened today – this day in history – May 30
1381: Peasant uprising begins in Essex. 1431: Joan of Arc, aged 19, is burned at the stake in Rouen. 1445:
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It happened today – this day in history – May 5
1260: Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 1494: Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at
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It happened today – this day in history – April 27
1124: David I becomes king of Scots. 1296: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England at The Battle
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