It happened today – this day in history – June 30
1520: Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernan Cortes. Aztec emperor Montezuma
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It happened today – this day in history – June 7
1099: The first crusaders arrive in Jerusalem. 1329: Death of Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland. 1494: Spain and Portugal
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It happened today – this day in history – May 8
1521: Parliament of Worms installs an edict against Martin Luther. 1541: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his expedition discover
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It happened today – this day in history – May 5
1260: Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 1494: Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at
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It happened today – this day in history – March 22
1797: Birth of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor. 1873: Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico. 1887: Birth of Chico (Leonard)
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It happened today – this day in history – March 18
37AD: Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) becomes emperor of Rome. 1496: Birth of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII.
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It happened today – this day in history – March 12
1054: Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. 1496: Jews are expelled from Syria. 1507: Death of Cesare
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It happened today – this day on history – March 3
1409: The Austrian civil war ends. 1794: First performance of Joseph Haydn’s 101st Symphony in D. 1815: The US declares
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 24
1510: Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice. 1527: Ferdinand of Austria is crowned as king of Bohemia. 1582:
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It happened today – this day in history – January 19
1419: Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the Hundred Years War. 1806: Britain re-occupies the Cape of Good Hope following
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