It happened today – this day in history – January 27
1556: Willem of Orange becomes a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1671: Pirate Henry Morgan lands at
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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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It happened today – this day in history – December 18
1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire Yuan, beginning the Yuan dynasty of China. 1737: Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in
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It happened today – this day in history – November 19
1493: Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico.. 1600: Birth of Charles I 1620: The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod. 1703: The Man
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It happened today – this day in history – November 14
1380: King Charles VI of France crowned aged 12. 1650: Birth of William III. 1666: Samuel Pepys writes about the
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Basildon man jailed for dousing police officers in petrol
A man has been sent to prison after eight officers had petrol thrown over them in Basildon – with two
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It happened today – this day in history – August 25
1530: Ivan IV (the Terrible) was born. He was crowned first Tsar of Russia in 1547 and expanded the Russian
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