It happened today – this day in history – December 29
1170: Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, is assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral. 1778: British troops occupy Savannah, Georgia. 1809: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – October 18
1009: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks
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It happened today – this day in history – October 17
79: Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, killing thousands. 1346: King David II of
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It happened today – this day in history – August 28
1207: Liverpool was created a borough by King John. 1749: Johann von Goethe, poet, playwright and scientist, was born in
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