It happened today – this day in history – October 7
1492: Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he changes course. 1542: Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers Catalina Island off the coast
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It happened today – this day in history – August 29
1261: Jacques Pantaleon is elected as Pope Urban IV. 1350: The English fleet under Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet
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It happened today – this day in history – August 17
1585: Antwerp surrenders after an 8-month siege by the Duke of Parma. 1743: The Treaty of Åbo is signed, ending
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It happened today – this day in history – October 1
331BC: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela. 1207: Henry III born in Winchester
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