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#OnThisDay in 1789 during the French Revolution, the women of Paris marched to Versailles to confront King Louis XVI of France
#OnThisDay in 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England beginning the Norman conquest of England.
#OnThisDay in 1937 JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit was published. Encouraged by its success the publisher requested a sequel The Lord of the Rings.
#OnThisDay in 1833 the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 received royal assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire.