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406 - 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia 1744 - English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1775…
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1065 - Westminster Abbey in London consecrated 1612 - First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without…
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1512 - Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New…
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1492 - 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1792 -…
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Though the precise origin of the date is unclear, Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on this day, having…
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1565 - Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of…
This Day in Photos – CDE News Daily Photos Dispatch
Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news,…
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962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of…
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218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal's Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil 1271…
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755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty 1598 -…