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Today in History, April 2nd
1792 The United States authorizes the minting of the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins as well as the silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime. 1796 Haitian...
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Today in History, April 13th
1598 King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes, granting rights to the Protestant Huguenots. 1742 George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” was first performed publicly, in Dublin, Ireland. 1775...
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Today in History, April 28th
1635 Virginia Governor John Harvey is accused of treason and removed from office. 1760 French forces besieging Quebec defeat the British in the second battle on the Plains of Abraham. 1788 Maryland...
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Today in History, June 5th!
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, June 5th! 1099 Members of the First Crusade witness an eclipse of the moon and interpret it as a sign they will recapture Jerusalem....
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Today in History, June 21st!
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, June 21st! 1314 The Scots, under Robert the Bruce, defeat Edward II’s army at Bannockburn. 1377 Richard II, who is still a child,...
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A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, July 15th! 1099 Jerusalem falls to the Crusaders. 1410 Poles and Lithuanians defeat the Teutonic knights at Tannenburg, Prussia....
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Munitionettes: The Great War – The Great Change
“The fact that I am using my life’s energy to destroy human souls gets on my nerves.” She was proud that she was “doing what I can to bring this horrible affair to an end. But once the war is over,...
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Today in History, August 2nd
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 2nd! 1552 The treaty of Passau gives religious freedom to Protestants living in Germany. 1553 An invading French army is...
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Today in History, August 3rd
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 3rd! 1347 Six burghers of the surrounded French city of Calais surrender to Edward III of England in hopes of relieving the...
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Today in History, August 5th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 5th! 1391 Castilian sailors in Barcelona, Spain set fire to a Jewish ghetto, killing 100 people and setting off four days of...
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Today in History, August 6th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 6th! 1497 John Cabot returns to England after his first successful journey to the Labrador coast. 1825 Upper Peru became the...
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Today in History, August 7th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 7th! 1782 General George Washington authorizes the award of the Purple Heart for soldiers wounded in combat. 1864 Union...
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Today in History, August 8th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 8th! 1306 King Wenceslas of Poland is murdered. 1570 Charles IX of France signs the Treaty of St. Germain, ending the third...
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Today in History, August 9th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 9th! 480 BC The Persian army defeats Leonidas and his Spartan army at the battle Thermopylae, Persia. 48 BC Julius Caesar...
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American Liberals Keep Trying to Fix History
I ran across an interesting letter at MLive.com; it was entitled “American liberals keep trying to fix history, destroy country.” This letter was sent to the Kalamazoo Gazette’s editor. Just as the...
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Today in History, August 10th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 10th! 1539 King Francis of France declares that all official documents are to be written in French, not Latin. 1557 French...
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Today in History, August 11th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 11th! 1492 Rodrigo Borgia is elected to the papacy as Pope Alexander VI. 1792 A revolutionary commune is formed in Paris,...
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Today in History, August 12th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 12th! 1099 At the Battle of Ascalon 1,000 Crusaders, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, route an Egyptian relief column heading for...
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The History of Maids
Like many other living things on this planet, humans have powerful instincts for competition, domination and control. Those who posture the most are able to establish themselves as superior and...
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Today in History, August 13th
A few of the great historical events that happened today in history, August 13th! 1521 Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs. 1630 Emperor Ferdinand II...
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