It happened today – this day in history – February 4
211: Roman Emperor Septimus Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and
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It happened today – this day in history – July 28
1148: Crusaders abandon their siege of Damascus. 1540: Thomas Cromwell, chief minister for Henry VIII is executed for treason and
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It happened today – this day in history – February 7
1301: Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. 1613: Michail Romanov, aged 16, becomes
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It happened today – this day in history – November 25
1034: Death of Malcolm II, king of the Scots. 1120: William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I, dies trying
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It happened today – this day in history – November 21
1620: The Pilgrim Fathers reach America, landing at Provincetown Harbor, Mass in The Mayflower. 1694: Birth of French writer and
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