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#OnThisDay in 1664 The Dutch Republic surrendered New Amsterdam to England.
#OnThisDay in 480 BC in the Battle of Salamis, the Greek Themistocles defeated the Persian fleet under Xerxes I #HistoryFacts
Some "scientists" in the 1800's believed Irish immigrants were ape-like and racially primitive #MuseumFacts
#OnThisDay in 1066 Norwegian king Harald Hardrada landed in Scarborough & began his invasion of England
In 1816, the Island of Tristan da Cunha was colonised by a Scottish corporal from Kelso after the death of Napoleon
The Union Jack is called the Union Jack only when on a ship. Otherwise it is the Union Flag #MuseumFacts
#OnThisDay in 1701 James Francis Edward Stuart became the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England & Scotland.
When Pirates released Julius Caesar after taking a ransom, he returned and crucified the pirates #MuseumFacts