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1016 - Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund 'Ironside'. 1648 - English…
Malta: Two historic chapels in Għarghur restored
Two 17 th century chapels in Għargħur have been restored by the Cultural Heritage Foundation of the Archdiocese of Malta, with EU…
On this day, in 1992, Giovanni Falcone was killed in Capaci’s tragedy
On 23 May 1992 Giovanni Falcone was on board his car, home-bound. Two other Fiat Cromas were escorting him: one driving in…
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1281 - During Kublai Khan's second Mongol invasion of Japan his invading Chinese fleet of 3,500 vessels disappears in a typhoon near…
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1661 - The Treaty of The Hague is signed whereby the Dutch Republic sells New Holland (Brazil) for 63 tonnes of gold…
Maltese Editors’ Perspectives
Rather unusually, art and history make their way in the editorials of the two English-language papers in print today, with their Maltese…
On this day, in 1992, Giovanni Falcone was killed in Capaci’s tragedy
On 23 May 1992 Giovanni Falcone was on board his car, home-bound. Two other Fiat Cromas were escorting him: one driving in…
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1260 - Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire 1640 - King Charles I of England dissolved…
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1492 - Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date…