It happened today – this day in history – June 8
452: Attila the Hun invades Italy. 793: Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne
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It happened today – this day in history – May 16
1527: Florence becomes a republic. 1532: Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor. 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots flees to
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It happened today – this day in history – May 11
330: Byzantium becomes the capital of the Roman Empire. 1310: 54 Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France
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It happened today – this day in history – April 7
1724: Bach’s “St John Passion” premieres in Leipzig. 1739: Highwayman Dick Turpin is executed for horse theft. 1770: Birth of
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 16
600: Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying “God bless You” is the correct response to a sneeze. 1641: Charles I
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 25
352: The first definite date Christmas was celebrated on this day. 597: England adopts the Julian calendar. 800: Pope Leo
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It happened today – this day in history – October 22
362: The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383: A two-year period
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It happened today – this day in history – October 21
1520: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific
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It happened today – this day in history – October 11
October 11 1138: An earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000. 1521: Pope Leo X titles Henry VIII “Defender
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It happened today – this day in history – September 19
1356: English forces under Edward The Black Prince defeat the French at theBattle of Poitiers and capture the French King
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