It happened today – this day in history – August 18
1227: Death of Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan (Temüjin Borjigin). 1587: Virginia Dare is the first English child born in the
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It happened today – this day in history – July 30
762: The city of Baghdad is founded by Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, just north of ancient Baghdad. 1678: English troops land
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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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