It happened today – on this day in history – February 25
138: Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570: Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I for heresy
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It happened today – this day in history – January 16
550: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege by bribing the Isaurian garrison. 1362: A storm
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It happened today – this day in history – November 18
1307: William Tell reputedly shoots an apple off his son’s head with a crossbow in Switzerland. 1477: First English dated
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It happened today – this day in history – October 14
1066: The Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who
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It happened today – this day in history – September 29
1547: Birth of author Miguel de Cervantes. 1571: Birth of artist Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio) in Milan. 1650: Henry
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It happened today – this day in history – September 19
1356: English forces under Edward The Black Prince defeat the French at theBattle of Poitiers and capture the French King
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It happened today – this day in history – September 14
81AD: Dometian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. 1662: The Netherlands and England
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It happened today – this day in history – September 11
1297: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the Engllish at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1390: Teutonic Knights begin a five-week
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It happened today – this day in history – July 24
1411: The Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. 1534: Jacques Cartier lands in Canada
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It happened today – this day in history – March 27
196BC: Ptolemy V becomes Pharaoh of Egypt. 1378: Death of Gregory XI, the last French Pope. 1513: Spanish conquistador Juan
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