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February 13, 2015

In 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was executed for adultery. In 1633, Galileo arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. In 1668, Spain recognized Portugal as an...

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February 12, 2015

In 1554, Lady Jane Grey was beheaded a year after claiming the throne of England for nine days. In 1733, Englishman James Oglethorpe founded Georgia, the last of the 13 Colonies. In 1771, Gustav...

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February 11, 2015

In 1531, Henry VIII was recognized as the supreme head of the Church of England. In 1790, the Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, petitioned the U.S. Congress for the abolition...

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February 10, 2015

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain. In 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In 1861, Jefferson Davis...

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February 9, 2015

In 1621, Gregory XV became the last Pope elected by acclamation. In 1775, the British Parliament declared Massachusetts in rebellion. In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams...

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February 8, 2015

In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed for suspected involvement in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated by William D. Boyce. In...

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February 7, 2015

In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing with the states' sovereign immunity, was ratified. In 1904, a fire in Baltimore destroyed more than 1500 buildings in 30 hours. In 1935,...

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