It happened today – this day in history – August 10
991: The English, led by Bryhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex. 1497: Explorer John Cabot
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All efforts to remove the stigma of mental illness are to be applauded, but it will never change the fact
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It happened today – this day in history – August 7
1560: Birth of Elizabeth Bathory, Hungarian countess and most prolific female serial killer in history, in Nyírbátor. 1573: Francis Drake’s
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It happened today – this day in history – July 26
1267: The Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV. 1469: The forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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It happened today – this day in history – June 4
1070: Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France. 1647: Charles I is taken prisoner by the English Parliamentary
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It happened today – this day in history – June 1
193: Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. 1215: Beijing is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan. 1495: First written
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It happened today – this day in history – April 7
1724: Bach’s “St John Passion” premieres in Leipzig. 1739: Highwayman Dick Turpin is executed for horse theft. 1770: Birth of
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It happened today – this day in history – March 22
1797: Birth of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor. 1873: Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico. 1887: Birth of Chico (Leonard)
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It happened today – this day in history – March 14
March 14 1801: Henry Addington becomes prime minister when his friend William Pitt the Younger resigns after failing to persuade
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It happened today – this day in history – March 8
1531: Henry VIII is recognised as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury. 1702: Queen Anne
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