It happened today – this day in history – August 22
565: St Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness. 1138: English defeat the Scottish at Cowton Moor, Yorks. 1485:
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It happened today – this day in history – June 15
763BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 1215: King John
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It happened today – this day in history – May 2
1194: Richard I gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 1497: John Cabot’s expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands across
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