It happened today – this day in history – January 3
1431: Joan of Arc is handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon. 1496: Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
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It happened today – this day in history – October 29
539BC: King Cyrus “the Great” of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home. 1390:
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It happened today – this day in history – June 9
68AD: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by
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It happened today – this day in history – May 4
1471: The Battle of Tewkesbury, the final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of
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It happened today – this day in history – April 8
217AD: Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. 1455: Alfonso de Borgia is elected Pope Callistus III. 1781: Premiere of Mozart’s violin
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 11
660BC: The traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the
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It happened today – this day in history – January 29
1728: John Gay’s “Beggar’s Opera” premieres in London. 1781: Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo” premieres in Munich. 1820: Death of George III
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It happened today – this day in history – January 15
1412: Birth of Joan of Arc. 1535: Henry VIII declares himself head of the church in England. 1559: Elizabeth I
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It happened today – this day in history – January 9
1493: The first sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus. 1570: Ivan the Terrible kills 1,000-2,000 residents of Novgorod. 1718: France
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It happened today – this day in history – November 22
1675: Charles II adjourns Parliament. 1718: Death of the pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) in battle. 1830: Earl Charles Grey becomes
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