It happened today – this day in history – June 19
987: Louis IV is crowned king of France. 1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert Bruce’s Scottish army at
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It happened today – on this day in history – November 9
1541: Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife is confined in the Tower of London. 1580: Spanish troops land in Ireland.
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It happened today – this day in history – November 6
1528: Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas. 1844:
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