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1770
Soldiers fire into an armed mob outside the Custom House, ultimately killing six. The Massacre exacerbated the public outrage over and troop deployment that would culminate in

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2021-03-06

1688
Catholic James II/VII flees to after his officers defect, effectively abdicating the throne to Protestants William & Mary. The Glorious Revolution forever affirmed the primacy of over the monarchy.

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2020-12-24

King John lost the Crown Jewels in The Wash.

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'Till he happened to fall
With his baggage and all
In the Wash, but escaped, tho' exceedingly wet.'

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2020-10-13

Three years ago Cassini Spacecraft became part of the planet it studied for so long 😢. I will forever miss you and thank you 💙

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2020-09-16

Today in Horror Hostory:
HELLRAISER was released in the U.K. in 1987 and Hellraiser III was released in the U.S. in 1992!

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2020-09-11

1540
Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's most trusted minister, is beheaded without trial in His political rivals seized upon the King's dissatifaction with plain Anne of Cleves, an unconsummated marriage Cromwell had engineered.

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2020-07-29

1900
Unknown dozens of Western missionaries & Chinese Christians are beheaded and left to the dogs in during the Boxer Rebellion. Whether or not the massacre was ordered by the isolationist governor remains a

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2020-07-10

1772
After HMS Gaspee runs aground chasing a smuggler off the coast, 80 men loot the ship before setting it aflame. The incident presaged the Tea Party and other against British rule in colonial America.

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2020-06-11

Today is the Federico da Montefeltro's birthday. He was one of the greatest military leaders of the 1400s. You can admire his portrait inside Piero della Francesca's Pala Montefeltro at in Pic by https://t.co/Gn7qhahE50

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2020-06-07

455CE
The Vandals lay waste to The malevolent Emperor, who had already been killed by a mob, had infuriated the Germanics by cancelling his step-daughter's engagement to their prince in favor of his own son.

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2020-06-03

455CE
Petronius Maximus is killed by a mob while fleeing in panic from the imminent sacking of The Emperor of 75 days had infuriated the Vandals by cancelling his step-daughter's engagement to their prince in favor of his own son.

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2020-06-01

in 1521, the 1st was officiated in the Philippines by Fr. Pedro de Valderrama of the Magellan-Elcano expedition. Rajah Humabon of Cebu & household, Rajah Colambu of Limasawa, queen and her entourage, and other inhabitants were baptized throughout the day.

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2020-04-14

in 1788, the poet Francisco Baltazar y dela Cruz, or simply Francisco Balagtas, was born in Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan, He is best known for producing great works of literature, such as "Florante at Laura" & "Orosman at Zafira."

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2020-04-02

On this day, in 1889, the was officially opened with a ceremony, coinciding with the centenary of the French Revolution.

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2020-04-01

1770
Soldiers fire into an armed mob of hundreds outside the Custom House, with ultimately 6 fatalities. The Massacre exacerbated public outrage over taxation and troop deployment and would prove a catalyst for revolution.

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2020-03-06

2000 years ago Romans finished a 1km bridge over River, wt plans by Apollodorus of Damacus. It took them only 2 years. The bridge facilitated invasion of & the genesis of Trajan & Dochia

https://t.co/1Ue1u4Capf

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2020-01-31

1871
Millions of acres are razed by firestorms in & lakeside towns, including Peshtigo, where over a thousand died. These disasters have been eclipsed by Great Fire that began the same day.

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2019-10-09

🎓#TodayInHistory🎓
🇺🇸🎥📽🎞👨‍🎨🎨1923: Brothers Roy and Walt Disney co-founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood; it eventually went on to become one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world.🎨👨‍🎨🎞📽🎥🇺🇸

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2018-10-17

1871
Millions of acres are razed by firestorms in & lakeside towns, including Peshtigo, where over a thousand died. These tragedies have been eclipsed by Great Fire that began the same day.

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2018-10-08