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1922: The BBC begins daily radio broadcasts

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It happened today – this day in history – November 14

14/11/202113/11/2021 YA Reporter Anne Boleyn, Apollo 12, BBC radio, Brexit, Channel Tunnel, Einstein, Greenham Common, Henry VIII, Heseltine, Lockerbie, Michael Jackson, Moby Dick, news, November 14, Omsk, Pizarro, Princess Anne, Samuel Pepys, Sebastopol, Second World War, Thatcher, Today in history, Treasure Island, Vettel, William III

1380: King Charles VI of France is crowned at age 12. 1524: Francisco Pizarro begins his first great expedition, near

1901: Mug shot of Leon Czolgosz, assassin of President William McKinley

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It happened today – this day in history – September 6

06/09/202105/09/2021 YA Reporter American Civil War, Arsenal, Beatles, Black September, Catalonia, Charles II, Christopher Columbus, Diana Princess of Wales, Edward Heath, Farnborough, First World War, Great Fire Of London, Hendrix, James III of Scotland, Long Parliament, Lord Kitchener, Mayflower, Mozart, Munich, news, Olympics, Salem, Second World War, September 6, St Petersburg, Today in history, Verwoerd, William III

1492: Christopher Columbus’ fleet leaves Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. 1620: The Mayflower departs Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims and

1939: Germany invades Poland

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It happened today – this day in history – September 1

01/09/202131/08/2021 YA Reporter Albania, Beatles, Beslan, Betting shops, First World War, Gareth Bale, Hitchcock, Jacques Cartier, Kitchener, Libya, Liverpool, Louis XIV, news, Olympics, Second World War, September 1, spurs, Titanic, Today in history, William III

1482: Tatars plunder Kiev, Ukraine. 1535: French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal). 1557: Death of Jacques Cartier aged 65.

1911: Machu Picchu

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It happened today – this day in history – July 24

24/07/202123/07/2021 YA Reporter Armani, Beatles, Brendan Behan, Brigham Young, Cartier, Commonwealth Games, George Washington, Gibraltar, Grodz, Harlaw, Jared Kushner, Jeffrey Archer, July 24, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Khrushchev, Machu Picchu, Mary, Mata Hari, Menin Gate, news, Nixon, Olympics, Queen of Scots, Rolling Stones, Today in history, Tour de France, Trump, Tsar Nicholas II, William III

1411: The Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. 1534: Jacques Cartier lands in Canada

2013: Malala Yousafzai

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It happened today – this day in history – July 12

12/07/202111/07/2021 YA Reporter Battle of the Boyne, Bill Shankly, Boris Yeltsin, Catherine Parr, Charles II, Drumcree, Elvis Presley, habeas corpus, Henry VIII, James II, July 12, Lithuania, Malala Yousafzai, news, Richard I, Rolling Stones, Today in history, Trump, Wild Bill Hickok, William III, World Cup, Zidane

1109: Crusaders capture Tripoli. 1191: Richard the Lionheart and crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine. 1542: French troops occupy Flanders. 1543:

1999: Eric Clapton and his 1956 Fender Stratocaster “Brownie”

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It happened today – this day in history – June 24

24/06/202123/06/2021 YA Reporter Anne of Cleeves, Bannoclburn, Bob Dylan, David Cameron, Edward VII, Eric Clapton, Eton, Euro 2004, freemasons, Gorzhdy, Henry VIII, June 24, Led Zeppelin, Mary Pickford, Michael Mates, Napoleon, news, Olympics, Paracelsus, Picasso, radar, Sally Ride, Sluys, Today in history, Trump, UFOs, William III

1314: Scotland regains independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn. 1340: The English fleet destroys the French at the

1925: Herbert Chapman

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It happened today – this day in history – June 11

11/06/202110/06/2021 YA Reporter Alaska, Alcatraz, Alexander I, Battle of Trevilian Station, Catherine of Aragon, Christina Grimmie, Chuck Berry, Cook Islands, El-Alamein, George I, Guantanamo, Henry VIII, hovercraft, James Cook, James II, June 11, Margaret Thatcher, McVeigh, Mozambique, news, oil, Poindexter, Today in history, William III, Zatopek

1144: Basilica of St Denis is dedicated near Paris, the first fully Gothic church. 1345: Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of

1999: Father Ted. Photo: Channel 4

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It happened today – this day in history – May 9

09/05/202109/05/2021 YA Reporter Aldo Moro, Beatles, Cabnerra, Columbus, Eurovision, Father Ted, Kadyrov, Lincoln Cathedral, Louis XV, Masefield, May 9, NATO, news, Nigeria, Quisling, Sevastopol, Today in history, Turing, Victoria Embankment, William III

1092: Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. 1502: Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his fourth and final trip to the New World.

1982: Joe Strummer

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It happened today – this day in history – April 21

21/04/202120/04/2021 YA Reporter Anne Boleyn, April 21, Beatles, Berlin, Greta Thunberg, Haile Selassie, Joe Strummer, London Marathon, Luis Suarez, Napoleon, news, Paul McCartney, Peter Buck, Prince, Red Baron, Rome, Sgt Pepper, South Vietnam, Texas, Thomas Cromwell, Timothy McVeigh, Today in history, William III

753BC: Traditional date for when Romulus and Remus founded Rome. 1536: Thomas Cromwell begins to plan Anne Boleyn’s downfall while

1960: Jodrell Bank

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It happened today – this day in history – March 14

14/03/202113/03/2021 YA Reporter ANC, Birmingham Six, Bruckner, Czechoslovakia, Eric Clapton, FA Cup, Gerry Adams, Jack Ruby, Jodrell Bank, March 14, Mikado, news, OPEC, Rolling Stones, Rossini, Scotland, Syria, Today in history, Trump, Verdi, William III

1689: Scotland dismisses William III and Mary Stuart as king and queen. 1757: On board his own flagship HMS Monarch,

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