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1914: French forces at the First Battle of the Marne

It happened today – this day in history – September 6

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1492: Christopher Columbus’ fleet leaves Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. 1620: The Mayflower departs Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims and

1967: Radio Caroline became the only pirate station left broadcasting off the British coast after the the passing of the Marine Broadcasting Act

It happened today – this day in history – August 14

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1040: King Duncan I of Scotland is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. 1498: Christopher Columbus

1936: Jesse Owens

It happened today – this day in history – August 3

03/08/202002/08/2020 Mick Ferris 0 Comments August 3, Beatles, Columbus, Coolidge, Ealing Broadway, history, Jesse Owens, Olympics, Patton, Paul McCartney, Rossini, Syria, Thierry Henry

1460: Death of King James II of Scotland aged 29. 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with

1967: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

It happened today – this day in history – July 31

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54BC: Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar, dies at 66. 30BC: Marc Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian at

1941: Alan Turing

It happened today – this day in history – May 9

09/05/202008/05/2020 Mick Ferris 0 Comments Beatles, Canberra, Channel Islands, Columbus, Enigma, Father Ted, history, Masefield, May 9, Moro, Quisling, Sevastopol, Turing

1092: Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. 1502: Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his fourth and final trip to the New World.

1989: The World Wide Web is first launched into the public domain

It happened today – this day in history – April 30

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1492: Christopher Columbus is given royal commission by Spanish monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II to equip his fleet to

ROLL UP: 1967 – Magical Mystery Tour

It happened today – this day in history – December 26

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1492: The first Spanish settlement, La Navidad, in the New World (Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti) is founded by Christopher Columbus. 1606: The

1932: Albert Einstein

It happened today – this day in history – December 5

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771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman. 1492: ChristopherColumbus discovers Hispanola.

1962: Castro - The Cuban missile crisis comes to an end

It happened today – this day in history – November 19

19/11/201918/11/2019 Mick Ferris 0 Comments Birmingham, Castro, Columbus, history, Jackson, Lincoln, Manson, Mayflower, Mugabe, November 19, Olympics, Onasis, Schubert, Tennyson

1493: Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico.. 1600: Birth of Charles I 1620: The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod. 1703: The Man