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1920: Unveiling of the permanent Cenotaph at Whitehall, by King George V (Photo: Imperial War Museum)

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It happened today – this day in history – November 11

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1158: Frederick Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy. 1493: Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean island of Saba. 1640: Thomas

1977: Aftermath of the plane crash that killed Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backing singer Cassie Gaines

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It happened today – this day in history – October 20

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1097: Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade. 1632: Birth of architect Christopher Wren in Wilts. 1714: Georg Ludwig

1965: Premier of the Beatles film Help!

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It happened today – this day in history – July 29

29/07/202128/07/2021 YA Reporter Arc de Triomphe, Baden-Powell, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Demjanjuk, Einstein, James VI, July 29, Lady Diana Spencer, Louis XIV, Mary Queen of Scots, news, Prince Charles, Samuel de Champlain, Southend Pier, Spanish Armada, Today in history, Tolkien, Tour de France, Umberto I

904: Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli. 1221: Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years

1925: Louis Armstrong's Hot Five

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It happened today – this day in history – November 11

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1158: Frederick Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy. 1493: Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean island of Saba. 1640: Thomas

1977: Lynyrd Skynyrd. Singer Ronnie Van Zant front

It happened today – this day in history – October 20

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1097: Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade. 1632: Birth of architect Christopher Wren in Wilts. 1714: Georg Ludwig

1915: Stonehenge

It happened today – this day in history – September 21

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19BC: Death of Roman poet Virgil aged 50. 1192: Richard I is captured by Leopold V, Duke of Austria. 1327:

1973: Sydney Opera house

It happened today – this day in history – October 20

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1714: Coronation of George I. 1813: The Kingdom of Westphalia is abolished. 1818: The 49th parallel forms as the border

1906: Roald Amundsen

It happened today – this day in history – September 2

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1666: The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane in the house of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles