It happened today – this day in history – January 20
1265: The first English Parliament summoned other than by royal command (by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester) meets in
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It happened today – this day in history – December 29
1170: Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, is assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral. 1778: British troops occupy Savannah, Georgia. 1809: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – December 20
1192: Richard I is captured in Vienna. 1606: The English colonial expedition to America, consisting of the ships Discovery, Godspeed
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It happened today – this day in history – December 10
1394: James I of Scotland is born in Dunfermline Palace. 1510: Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his
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It happened today – this day in history – November 4
1333: The River Arno floods, causing massive damage in Florence. 1429: Joan of Arc and Charles d’Albret liberate the heavily
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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 15
1248: Construction of Cologne Cathedral begins. 1519: Panama City is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. 1548: Mary, Queen
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It happened today – this day in history – March 20
1413: Death of Henry IV. 1616: Walter Raleigh is released from the Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana.
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It happened today – on this day in history – March 9
1454: Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci is born in Florence. 1497: Nicholaus Copernicus’ first recorded astronomical observation. 1522: Martin Luther begins
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It happened today – this day in history – January 20
1265: The first English Parliament summoned other than by royal command (by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester) meets in
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