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- Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years at Checkout CounterHall of Fame◆
- 1939COLUMBIA VARSITY WORKS ON TIMINGThe New York Times◆
- 2025Dirty Looks review – room after room of utterly filthy fashionThe Guardian◆
- 2017Simone Rocha: ‘With every show I’m telling a story’The Guardian◆
- 2019Twenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.Wikipedia◆
- 1642First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.Wikipedia◆
- 1122Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.Wikipedia◆
- 1642First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory.Wikipedia◆
- 1459The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.Wikipedia◆
- 1338The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first European naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.Wikipedia◆
- 1122Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.Wikipedia◆
- 2010Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.Wikipedia◆
- 2002The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.Wikipedia◆
- 1997Irish rock band U2 performed in Sarajevo (pictured), the first major artist to hold a concert in the city since the end of the Bosnian War.Wikipedia◆
- Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years at Checkout CounterHall of Fame◆
- 1939COLUMBIA VARSITY WORKS ON TIMINGThe New York Times◆
- 2025Dirty Looks review – room after room of utterly filthy fashionThe Guardian◆
- 2017Simone Rocha: ‘With every show I’m telling a story’The Guardian◆
- 2019Twenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.Wikipedia◆
- 1642First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.Wikipedia◆
- 1122Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.Wikipedia◆
- 1642First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory.Wikipedia◆
- 1459The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.Wikipedia◆
- 1338The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first European naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.Wikipedia◆
- 1122Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.Wikipedia◆
- 2010Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.Wikipedia◆
- 2002The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.Wikipedia◆
- 1997Irish rock band U2 performed in Sarajevo (pictured), the first major artist to hold a concert in the city since the end of the Bosnian War.Wikipedia◆
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2019 First everTwenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.
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1642 First everFirst English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1122 Oddly truePope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1459 First everThe Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
From The Guardian Archives — On This Day
2025The GuardianDirty Looks review – room after room of utterly filthy fashionFrom Balenciaga’s £1,400 faux-filthy trainers to JordanLuca’s urine-stained jeans, designers can’t get enough grimy s…
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2017The GuardianSimone Rocha: ‘With every show I’m telling a story’Simone Rocha’s feminine but edgy clothes have won awards and found many fans. She talks to Alice Fisher about being i…
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Columbia's first team assumed definite shape yesterday at Baker Field after two weeks of double drills that included…
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Twenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1642 First ever
First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1122 Oddly true
Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kurt Cobain dies
Kurt Cobain, musician, died on this day in 1994. Suicide by gunshot. Remembered as: Frontman of Nirvana, voice of a generation.
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Kobe Bryant dies
Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player, died on this day in 2020. Helicopter crash. Remembered as: Five-time NBA champion with the LA Lakers.
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Death of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris during French Revolution.
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Whitney Houston dies
Whitney Houston, singer and actress, died on this day in 2012. Accidental drowning. Remembered as: One of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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Abraham Lincoln dies
Abraham Lincoln, politician, died on this day in 1865. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Remembered as: 16th President of the US, led the nation during the Civil War.
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- Olympic GamesSummer Olympics in Rio
- WimbledonAndy Murray and Serena Williams win Wimbledon
- Super BowlDenver Broncos win Super Bowl 50
- Tour de FranceChris Froome wins the Tour de France
- The MastersDanny Willett wins the Masters
- World SeriesChicago Cubs win the World Series
2001 25 yrs ago
- WimbledonGoran Ivanisevic and Venus Williams win Wimbledon
- Super BowlBaltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV
- The MastersTiger Woods wins the Masters
- World SeriesArizona Diamondbacks win the World Series
- NBA FinalsLos Angeles Lakers win the NBA Finals
- Stanley CupColorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup
1976 50 yrs ago
- Olympic GamesSummer Olympics in Montreal
- Olympic GamesWinter Olympics in Innsbruck
- WimbledonBjorn Borg and Chris Evert win Wimbledon
- Super BowlPittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl X
- Tour de FranceLucien Van Impe wins the Tour de France
- The MastersRaymond Floyd wins the Masters
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