It happened today – this day in history – August 27
1549: John Dudley Earl of Warwick destroys Robert Kett’s army at the Battle of Dussindale, ending Kett’s rebellion in Norfolk.
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It happened today – this day in history – August 25
1482: Death of Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI aged 52. 1530: Birth of Ivan the Terrible, first tsar
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It happened today – this day in history – June 3
June 3 1098: After a five-month siege in the First Crusade, Crusaders seize Antioch (in modern day Turkey). 1539: Explorer
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 20
1472: Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment. 1547: Edward VI is crowned
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It happened today – this day in history – August 27
1859: The world’s first oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, by Edwin Drake. 1883: Krakatoa, a volcanic island in
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