It happened today – this day in history – October 9
768: Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks. 1192: Richard I leaves Jerusalem in disguise.
Read more768: Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks. 1192: Richard I leaves Jerusalem in disguise.
Read more1297: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the Engllish at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1390: Teutonic Knights begin a five-week
Read more987: Louis IV is crowned king of France. 1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert Bruce’s Scottish army at
Read more1204: The 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople. 1654: Ordinance of Union between England and Scotland passed by the Council
Read more399BC: Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of
Read more17: Death of Roman poet Ovid. 1570: Ivan the Terrible’s march to Novogrod begins. 1757: British troops occupy Calcutta. 1815:
Read more1800: It becomes illegal for women in Paris to wear trousers without a Police permit. 1820: James Monroe is re-elected
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