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June 25, 1685 Overnight Oglethorpe's patrol returns to Bath with the news that Monmouth is at Pensford. Seeing the danger, Feversham rushes to Bristol arriving at around 2am & starts fortifying the southern gate

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2020-06-25

All About Royal Families: OTD - 30 May 1431 - Death of Joan of Arc: https://t.co/oMS1pYaJ6Z

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2020-05-30

May 14, 1685 the news of Argyll's departure from Orkney arrives in Edinburgh. It is sent by fast packet boat to Whitehall. The Militia is mobilised and Scotland prepares for war.

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2020-05-14

1519 – Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth. It would lead to the fall of an empire and the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

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2020-03-04

On in 1943, a daring night torpedo plane attack disabled the freshly repaired USS Chicago. The parting blow of the Guadalcanal Campaign helped to mask the Japanese retreat from the "Starvation Island". The Chicago was abandoned the next day after more damage.

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2020-01-29

There’s nothing as cool and as a bottle of which introduced its fizzy freshness to the world on this day 128 years ago!

🎨 - “Cola Girl” by Katerina Chep

Shop This Print: https://t.co/me7uq2rBug

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2020-01-30

THIS DAY IN SCIENCE

Spreading knowledge from The Starset Society.



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2019-12-01

Richard III was born on this day in 1452. A good time to read King Jack and the Dragon Book by Peter Bently. Published by
https://t.co/KL9Z8r1RuP

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2019-10-02

Did you know that famous band leader John Philip Sousa enlisted in the Marine Band as an apprentice at age 13? He was discharged in 1875 but returned to lead the band 1 October 1880.

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2019-10-01

1810 Viscount Wellington fought and won the Battle of Bussaco. It was the 1st decisive battle that included the reconstructed Portugese Army both as intergrated Brigades and a independent Division, against the devastating French invasion. 🇵🇹

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2019-09-27

fans! Check out these cute parodies of John, Paul, George & Ringo on released in 1969.

Shop Beatles Art: https://t.co/KYuOgAHjbc

🎨 - “Come Together” by Amit Shimoni
“Abbey” by CHAN-CHAN
“Puggy Road” & “Sloth Abbey Road” by Big Nose Work

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2019-09-26

the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 was passed allowing Catholics to sit in
the Duke of Wellington worked tirelessly to ensure passage in the House of Lords, and threatened to resign as Prime Minister if the King did not give Royal Assent.

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2019-04-13

in 1566, David Rizzio - the private secretary of - was murdered at Holyrood palace… https://t.co/vJAuMOkuUa

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2019-03-10

January 27, 1944 the blockade of Leningrad was completely lifted. With the holiday - Leningrad.
Unfortunately, relatives who lived, before the war, in Leningrad, did not see this day.

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2019-01-27

On this day in 1895 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was working in his laboratory in Würzburg when he accidentally discovers the X-ray. Good job Roentgen, where ever you are...

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2018-11-09

On in 1987, the world met Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie for the first time during an episode of "The Tracey Ullman Show." Do you have a favorite episode?

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2018-04-20

Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael was born on this day in 1483.

What's your favourite of Raphael’s work?

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2018-03-28