It happened today – this day in history – December 9
1608: Birth of poet John Milton. 1783: The first execution at Newgate Jail (now the site of The Old Bailey
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It happened today – this day in history – November 25
1034: Death of Malcolm II, king of the Scots. 1120: William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I, dies trying
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It happened today – this day in history – October 8
1769: Captain James Cook lands in Poverty Bay, New Zealand. 1856: The Second Opium War begins. 1862: Otto von Bismark
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It happened today – this day in history – October 5
1789: The French Revolution. Women march to Versailles to confront Louis XVI. 1274: Kubla Khan’s Mongol army launches its first
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