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1913: A protest rally on Sackville Street, Dublin turns violent

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It happened today – this day in history – August 31

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12AD: Birth of Caligula, third emperor of Rome. 1422: Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine

1972: John Lennon at Madison Square Garden

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It happened today – this day in history – August 30

30/08/202230/08/2022 YA Reporter American Civil War, August 30, Bobby Robson, crossbow, Daniloff, East Germany, First World War, Frederick Forsyth, Handel, Hank Williams, hotline, Isle of Wight, Joe Louis, Lenin, Lennon, melbourne, Morocco, Nastase, news, Nirvana, Nooitgedagt, Notting Hill Carnival, Olympics, Second World War, Slobodan Milosevic, Terry Pratchett, Today in history, Yasser Arafat, Zagreb

1146: European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time. 1751: George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio

2016: Colin Kaepernick

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It happened today – this day in history – August 26

26/08/202225/08/2022 YA Reporter August 26, Beatles, Davis Cup, Edward III, First World War, G7, Guinee-Bissau, Isle of Wight, Kabul, Kaepernick, Kate Bush, Mendelssohn, Michael Johnson, Michelangelo, Mini, Mnangagwa, news, Olympics, Reading Festival, Second World War, Spanish Civil War, thalidomide, Today in history, typewriter, Zola Budd

1346: Edward III’s longbows defeat Philip VI of France’s army at the Battle of Crécy. Cannons are used for the

1997: The Princess of Wales is killed in a car wreck in Paris

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It happened today – this day in history – August 31

31/08/202130/08/2021 YA Reporter August 31, Diana Princess of Wales, Dwight D Eisenhower, Elvis Presley, Franklin D Roosevelt, George Harrison, Harold Macmillan, Henry VI, Isle of Wight, Jack The Ripper, Kitchener, news, Olympics, Princess Anne, Second World War, Today in history, Uzbekistan, Wayne Rooney

12AD: Birth of Caligula, third emperor of Rome. 1422: Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine

1901: Hubert Cecil Booth patents the vacuum cleaner

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It happened today – this day in history – August 30

30/08/202129/08/2021 YA Reporter August 30, Berlin, Bull Run, Daniloff, East Germany, First World War, Handel, Hank Williams, hotline, Isle of Wight, Joe Louis, Lenin, Lennon, McEnroe, melbourne, Milosevic, news, Nirvana, Notting Hill Carnival, Olympics, Second World War, Today in history, vacuum cleaner, Yasser Arafat

1146: European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time. 1751: George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio

2014: Kate Bush on stage at Hammersmith Apollo

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It happened today – this day in history – August 26

26/08/202125/08/2021 YA Reporter August 26, Beatles, Edward III, First World War, Isle of Wight, Kaepernick, Kate Bush, Mendelssohn, Michelangelo, Mini, Mnangagwa, news, Olympics, Reading Festival, Second World War, Spanish Civil War, Today in history, typewriter, Zola Budd

1346: Edward III’s longbows defeat Philip VI of France’s army at the Battle of Crécy. Cannons are used for the

1959: Introduction of the Mini Minor

It happened today – this day in history – August 26

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1346: Edward III’s longbows defeat Philip VI of France’s army at the Battle of Crécy. Cannons are used for the