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1941: Alan Turing

It happened today – this day in history – May 9

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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

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