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January 28, 2018

In 814, Charlemagne died of pleurisy in Aachen, Germany. In 1547, King Henry VIII of England died. In 1724, the Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great. ...

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January 27, 2018

In 98, Trajan became emperor of Rome. In 1606, the trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot began. In 1785, the University of Georgia was founded. In 1951, the U.S....

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January 26, 2018

In 1564, the Council of Trent established an official distinction between Catholicism and Protestantism. In 1788, the British First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson to establish Sydney, the first permanent...

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January 25, 2018

In 1533, King Henry VIII of England married his second wife, Anne Boleyn. In 1554, the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was founded. In 1858, Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played at the marriage...

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January 24, 2018

In 41, Roman emperor Caligula was assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard. In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California, prompting the subsequent gold rush. In 1862, Bucharest...

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January 23, 2018

In 1570, James Stewart, the First Earl of Moray, was assassinated in the first recorded instance of such an act by use of a firearm. In 1719, the principality of Liechtenstein was created within...

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January 22, 2018

In 1506, the first contingent of Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican. In 1808, the Portuguese royal family arrived in Brazil after fleeing a French invasion of Portugal. In 1890, the United Mine...

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