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#OTD 25 November 1120: loss of the ‘White Ship’ in the English Channel, and death of William Adelin, heir of Henry I. This leads to the Anarchy and the usurpation of Stephen.
#OTD 2 December 1867: in Boston, Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. https://t.co/cgjlWhUcUZ
#OTD 23 April 1850: death of William Wordsworth, poet. https://t.co/lpnvg8cBgK
#OTD 31 March 1492: Isabella of Castile orders all the Jews and Muslims in her kingdom to convert to Christianity or be expelled.
#OTD 20 March 1602: the establishment of the East India Company. https://t.co/XyTCQPlu1L
#OTD 6 February 1840: the treaty of Waitangi establishes New Zealand as a British colony. https://t.co/EqMMSUzaqJ