It happened today – this day in history – March 13
1639: Cambridge College, Massachusetts, is renamed Harvard. 1781: William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but is actually
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It happened today – this day in history – February 13
1258: Baghdad falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed and tens of thousands are slaughtered. 1542: Catherine
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It happened today – this day in history – October 15
70BC: Birth of Roman poet Virgil. 1501: Heir to the throne and older brother of Henry VIII, Prince Arthur, marries
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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 13
1781: William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but is actually the discovery of the planet Uranus. 1865:
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 13
1542: Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII is beheaded for adultery aged 18. On the same day Jane Boleyn,
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It happened today – this day in history – October 15
1520: Henry VIII orders bowling lanes at Whitehall. 1705: The English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte
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