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1460: Death of King James II of Scotland aged 29. 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with

1999: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

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It happened today – this day in history – August 1

01/08/202231/07/2022 YA Reporter 0 Comments A Game Of Thrones, August 1, Benin, Berlin, Castro, Claudius, Columbus, Cornwallis, First World War, Formula 1, George Harrison, George I, German Grand Prix, Henry VII, Hutton Inquiry, Irish Land Act, Isslamabad, Joseph Priestly, London Bridge, Marc Antony, Mike Tyson, Nelson, news, Olympics, Petronas Towers, Second World War, Shredded Wheat, Stockholm, Today in history, Tour de France, Watergate

30BC: Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius) commits suicide aged 53. 10BC: Birth of Emperor Claudius (Tberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus). 527: Justinian I

1909: Louis Bleriot

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It happened today – this day in history – July 25

25/07/202224/07/2022 YA Reporter American Civil War, Austria, Bob Dylan, Cilla Black, Concorde, Constantinople, Edward Kennedy, George Stephenson, John F Kennedy, July 25, Louis Bleriot, Mao, Mussolini, Napoleon, Nelson, news, Olympics, Oregon, Princess of Wales, Rock Hudson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sarajevo, Second World War, Svetlana Savitskaya, test tube baby, Today in history, Tour de France, Tunisia

306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. 1261: Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for

1974: Rick Wakeman quits Yes

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It happened today – this day in history – June 8

08/06/202107/06/2021 YA Reporter Aitken, Attila, Bjorn Borg, Black Prince, Brian Jones, Christine Keeler, Cochise, Falklands, George Michael, Henry IV, HMS Galahad, James Comey, James Earl Ray, June 8, Laki, Lindisfarne, Louis XVII, Nelson, news, Richard I, Rick Wakeman, Sepp Blatter, Stephen Ward, Tennessee, Thailand, Theresa May, Today in history, Verdun, Vietnam, Vikings

452: Attila the Hun invades Italy. 793: Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne

1972: The liner Queen Elizabeth catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong Harbour

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It happened today – this day in history – January 9

09/01/202128/01/2021 Mick Ferris Anthony Eden, Aswan Dam, Charlie Watts, Falklands, history, January 9, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine, Mick Jagger, miners strike, Mississippi, Mussolini, Nelson, RMS Queen Elizabeth, Rolling Stones, William Pitt the Younger

1493: First sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus. 1570: Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod. 1718: France declares

2000: Concorde

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It happened today – this day in history – July 25

25/07/202024/07/2020 Mick Ferris Bleriot, Cilla Black, Concorde, Dylan, Edward Kennedy, history, July 25, Louise Brown, Mao, Mussolini, Napoleon, Nelson, Rock Hudson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sarajevo

306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. 1261: Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for

1968: Release of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey

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It happened today – this day in history – April 2

02/04/202025/03/2021 Mick Ferris 2001 A Space Odyssey, April 2, Beethoven, Casanova, Einstein, history, Lindbergh, Nelson, Pilatus, Pope John-Paul II, Red Rum

742: Birth of Charlemagne. 1513: Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1725: Giacomo Casanova, writer, adventurer and famous

1907: The Cullinan Diamond

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It happened today – on this day in history – November 9

09/11/201908/11/2019 Mick Ferris Chamberlain, Cullinan, de Gaulle, Epstein, history, Holyfield, Larsson, Lennon, Nelson, November 9

1541: Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife is confined in the Tower of London. 1580: Spanish troops land in Ireland.

1964: Audrey Hepburn

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It happened today – this day in history – October 21

21/10/201920/10/2019 Mick Ferris Aberfan, Catalonia, Elvis, Franco, Hepburn, history, Lauda, Madonna, Marcos, Nelson, October 21, Raikonnen, Senna

1520: Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific Ocean.