It happened today – on this day in history – December 20
1192: Richard The Lionheart is captured in Vienna. 1606: The English colonial expedition to America, consisting of the ships Discovery,
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It happened today – this day in history – November 28
1499: Edward Plantagenet, 17th Count of Warwick and Plantagenet heir, is beheaded for treason aged 24. 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand
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It happened today – this day in history – November 3
1493: Christopher Columbus ‘discovers’ the island of Dominica. 1534: Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and subsequent
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It happened today – this day in history – December 31
192: Roman Emperor Commodus survives poisoning attempt by his mistress only to be strangled in the bath. 1695: A window
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