It happened today – this day in history – September 11
1297: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the Engllish at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1390: Teutonic Knights begin a five-week
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It happened today – this day in history – September 3
301: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world’s oldest republic still in existence, is
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It happened today – this day in history – August 9
48BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 681: Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on
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It happened today – this day in history – July 13
1174: William I of Scotland, key rebel in the revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
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It happened today – this day in history – July 10
48BC: Julius Ceasar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey near the city of Dyrrachium (in what is now Albania).
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It happened today – this day in history – June 14
1381: Richard II meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. 1645: The Tower of London is stormed The “New
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It happened today – this day in history – April 25
1284: Birth of Edward II at Caernarfon Castle, Wales. 1599: Oliver Cromwell is born in Huntingdon. 1607: The Dutch fleet
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1981: Robert De Niro wins the Oscar for playing boxer Jake La Motta in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull
It happened today – this day in history – March 31
1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus, The Philippines. 1596: Birth of French philosopher
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It happened today – this day in history – December 16
1485: Birth of Catherine of Aragon. 1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama became the first European to sail the east
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Get your priorities right you big girls’ blouses
What sort of world are we living in where the words “big girl’s blouse” and “girly swot” are: a) politically
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