It happened today – this day in history – February 3
1377: Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the
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It happened today – this day in history – January 6
1017: Cnut the Great is crowned king of England. 1066: King Harold I of England is crowned. 1367: Richard II
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It happened today – this day in history – October 26
900: Death of Alfred the Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1685: Birth of composer
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It happened today – this day in history – October 19
202BC: Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginian army are defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama,
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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 – February 3
1377: Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the
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It happened today – this day in history – January 6
1066: King Harold I of England is crowned. 1367: Richard II of England is born in Bordeaux, France. 1617: Courtier
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It happened today – this day in history – October 26
900: Death of Alfred the Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1685: Birth of composer
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It happened today – this day in history – October 17
1346: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III at Calais and imprisoned in the Tower of London
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It happened today – this day in history – September 4
1571: Catholic rebellion in Scotland. 1682: Astronomer Edmond Halley observes the comet named after him. 1824: Birth of composer Anton
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