It happened today – this day in history – January 25
844: Death of Pope Gregory IV. 1327: Edward III acceeds to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II.
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It happened today – this day in history – January 24
41: Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Emperor of Rome. 1644: Parliamentary army wins battle of Nantwich in the English
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It happened today – this day in history – January 23
1643: Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War. 1806: Death of William Pitt the
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It happened today – this day in history – January 22
1371: King Robert II of Scotland is crowned, becoming the first monarch of the House of Stewart. 1506: The first
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It happened today – this day in history – January 21
1276: Pierre de Tarantaise is elected Pope Innocence V. 1542: English Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard,
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It happened today – this day in history – January 20
1356: Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scots. 1921: Republic of Turkey declared out of remnants of Ottoman Empire. 1936:
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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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It happened today – this day in history – January 18
1535: Pizarro founds the city of Lima in Peru. 1778: Captain Cook discovers The Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands). 1871: Second
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It happened today – this day in history – January 17
1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1706: Birth of US Founding Father, inventor, ambassador and writer Benjamin
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It happened today – this day in history – January 16
1493: Christopher Columbus leaves the New World for Spain. 1547: Ivan the Terrible declares himself first Tsar of Moscow. 1581:
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