It happened today – this day in history – December 9
1608: Birth of poet John Milton. 1783: The first execution at Newgate Jail (now the site of The Old Bailey
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It happened today – this day in history – December 7
1254: Death of Pope Innocent IV. 1703: A storm hits southern England killing thousands. 1732: The Royal Opera House opens
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It happened today – this day in history – December 6
1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army retreats to Scotland. 1877: Thomas Edison records himself reciting “Mary Had A Little Lamb”. On
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It happened today – this day in history – December 5
771: Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman. 1492: ChristopherColumbus discovers Hispanola.
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It happened today – this day in history – December 4
1123: Death of Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher Omar Khayyám. 1154: Nicholas Breakspear is elected Pope Adrian IV –
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It happened today – this day in history – December 3
1586: Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia. 1828: Andrew Jackson is elected President of the US. 1854:
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It happened today – this day in history – December 2
1697: St Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Christopher Wren after the previous one was destroyed in the Great Fire of London,
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It happened today – this day in history – December 1
1420: Henry V enters Paris. 1521: Death of Pope Leo X. 1640: Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish
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It happened today – this day in history – November 30
1016: Canute claims the English throne after the death of Edmund ‘Ironside’. 1648: The Parliamentary army captures Charles I. 1667:
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It happened today – this day in history – November 29
1530: Death of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, adviser and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, just before facing a trial for treason.
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