It happened today – on this day in history – February 21
1173: Pope Alexander III canonises Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury. 1431: Joan of Arc’s first day of interrogation during her
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 18
218BC: Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeats Roman forces on Italian soil during the Second Punic War. 1621: Parliament unanimously accepts
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It happened today – on this day in history – December 15
37: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus is born in Antium. 1488: Explorer Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the
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It happened today – this day in history – September 3
301: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world’s oldest republic still in existence, is
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It happened today – this day in history – May 22
334BC: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at the Battle of the Granicus. 1176:
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It happened today – this day in history – December 18
1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire Yuan, beginning the Yuan dynasty of China. 1737: Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker, dies in
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