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AncientPages.com - On June 16, 1779, the Great Siege of Gibraltar began when Spain declared war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. This historical event was the most significant
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AncientPages.com - On June 15, 1215, the Magna Carta was signed between King John and the barons of Medieval England. 'Magna Carta' (in Latin: "Great Charter") was one of the most
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AncientPages.com - On June 14, 1834, the first U.S. patent for a practical underwater diving suit was issued to Leonard Norcross of Dixfield, Maine. It is the first closed
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AncientPages.com - On June 13, 313 AD, the Edict of Milan was signed by Roman Emperor Constantine, and the persecution of Christians ended. When Emperor Constantine ascended to the
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AncientPages.com - On June 12, 1381, the first great popular rebellion in English history began and was known as the Peasants' Revolt or Wat Tyler's Rebellion. From the
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AncientPages.com - An ancient human skeleton discovered in the bottom of an abandoned castle well in Trondheim, Norway confirms dramatic historical events mentioned in Norse Sagas. Sverres Saga is
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AncientPages.com - On June 11, 323 BC, Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II of Macedon, died in Babylon after suffering ten days of high fever. Theories
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AncientPages.com - On June 10, 1540, Thomas Cromwell was arrested in Westminster and sent to the Tower of London. An Act of Attainder convicted him of heresy and
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AncientPages.com - On June 9, 68, Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide. He was the notoriously brutal Roman Emperor responsible for the Great Fire of Rome, the bloody persecution
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AncientPages.com - On June 8, 1191, the famous English King Richard the Lionheart arrived in the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade. He arrived with an English fleet of 100
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AncientPages.com - On June 7, 1863, French troops under General François Achille Bazaine entered Mexico City. The main army entered the city three days later, led by a
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AncientPages.com - On June 6, 1944, there was D-Day. This important day in European history will never be forgotten. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations
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AncientPages.com - On June 5, 70 CE, the Roman Siege of Jerusalem ended as rebel forces in the city were beaten. Titus and his Roman legions breach the
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AncientPages.com - On June 4, 1798, Casanova – the famous seducer and adventurer, dies in a Castle in Bohemia. Giacomo Casanova by Francesco Narici. Image credit: Public Domain Giacomo
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AncientPages.com - On June 3, 1853, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie was born at Charlton, near Greenwich, London, England. Sir Petrie was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who made
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AncientPages.com - On June 2, 1858, Comet Donati was first observed by astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati in Florence, Italy. Donati Comet is considered one of the most spectacular astronomical
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AncientPages.com - On June 1, 1676, a dramatic naval Battle of Öland was fought between the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea and an allied Danish-Dutch fleet. Just
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty had an ancient dagger from outer space, archaeologists have revealed. The dagger, buried alongside Tutankhamun was
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AncientPages.com - On May 31, 1279, BC, Ramesses II (1303 BC-1213 BC) became the third king of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt at the age of twenty-five. Ramesses II
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AncientPages.com - On May 30, 1010, Emperor Renzong of Song was born. His name was Zhao Zhen, and he was the fourth emperor of the Song dynasty in
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AncientPages.com - On May 29, 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period. During this
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AncientPages.com - On 28 May 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus (625 BC - 545 BC). Thales foretold a solar
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AncientPages.com - On May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima, known as the "Sea of Japan Naval Battle," took place and was the primary battle between Russia and Japan
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AncientPages.com - On May 26, 1328, William of Ockham, a Franciscan Friar, secretly leaves Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII. According to others, he was
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Located deep in a cave in France, two mysterious ancient stone rings were made by a group of people who mastered the underground
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AncientPages.com - On May 25, 735, it's a feast day devoted to the Venerable Bede (also known as St Bede). He was a remarkable priest, monk, and scholar. This
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AncientPages.com - On May 24, 1798, the Irish Rebellion began against British rule. The United Irishmen led it. It eventually failed and resulted in 34 of its key
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AncientPages.com - On May 23, 1430, Joan Of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. The Burgundians had allied with the British against the French
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AncientPages.com - On May 22, 334 BC., Alexander the Great's Macedonian army defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The battle took place in
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