It happened today – this day in history – January 10
49BC Julius Ceasar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, , signaling the start of a civil war which
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It happened today – this day in history – January 8
871: Ethelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred The Great defeat the invading Danish army at the Battle of
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It happened today – this day in history – January 4
46BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 1642: Charles I attacks Parliament with 400 soldiers. 1698:
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It happened today – this day in history – December 22
401: Innocent I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1849: The execution of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky by firing squad
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It happened today – this day in history – December 21
1582: Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, making tomorrow January 1, 1583. 1804: Birth of Benjamin Disraeli, first Earl of Beaconsfield and
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It happened today – this day in history – November 21
1620: The Pilgrim Fathers reach America, landing at Provincetown Harbor, Mass in The Mayflower. 1694: Birth of French writer and
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It happened today – this day in history – November 15
1492: Christopher Columbus makes the first recorded reference to tobacco. 1532: Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship
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It happened today – this day in history – October 21
1520: Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific Ocean.
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It happened today – this day in history – October 9
768: Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks. 1192: Richard I leaves Jerusalem in disguise.
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It happened today – this day in history – September 9
1087: William the Conqueror died in Rouen, France, from injuries received when his horse stumbled while he was fighting the
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