It happened today – on this day in history – December 22
1688: James II supporter the Earl of Danby occupies York. 1689: An earthquake strikes Innsbruck, Austria. 1790: The supposedly impenetrable
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It happened today – this day in history – October 7
1492: Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he changes course. 1542: Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast
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It happened today – this day in history – September 6
1492: Christopher Columbus’ fleet leaves Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. 1620: The Mayflower departs Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims and
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It happened today – this day in history – August 11
1492: Rodrigo de Borja becomes Pope Alexander VI. 1597: Germany throws out English sales people. 1786: Captain Francis Light establishes
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It happened today – this day in history – July 27
1214: King John of England loses Normandy and his other possessions in France to Philip II of France (hence his
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It happened today – this day in history – June 18
1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
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