It happened today – this day in history – September 1
1482: Tatars plunder Kiev, Ukraine. 1535: French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal). 1557: Death of Jacques Cartier aged 65.
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It happened today – this day in history – June 25
1483: Parliament declares Edward V as illegitimate based on his parent’s alleged bigamous marriage. 1646: Thomas Fairfax’s New Model Army
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It happened today – this day in history – June 1
193: Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. 1215: Beijing is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan. 1495: First written
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It happened today – this day in history – May 31
1279BC: Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 1495: Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, dies aged
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It happened today – this day in history – May 30
1381: Peasant uprising begins in Essex. 1431: Joan of Arc, aged 19, is burned at the stake in Rouen. 1445:
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It happened today – this day in history – May 27
1564: Death of Protestant religious reformer John Calvin aged 54. 1679: The Habeas Corpus Act (strengthening a person’s right to
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It happened today – this day in history – May 25
1521: The Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers. 1659: Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England,
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Players like Bruno Fernandes don't just fall from trees, you know. Photo: Paul Greenwood/CameraSport
There’s no ‘I’ in team or in greedy b****rs
For about 36 hours at the beginning of last week our most beloved team sport was thrown into an existential
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It happened today – this day in history – April 15
1450: The French defeat the English at the Battle of Formigny in the 100 Years’ War. 1452: Birth of Leonardo
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All part of the process for Moyes as West Ham slip
West Ham United 1-3 Liverpool – Reaction There were no complaints from David Moyes following West Ham United’s defeat to
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