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This Day in History – January 12

January 12 1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden 1588 – The first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop is born 1729 – Irish politician and philosopher Edmund Burke is born 1737 – The first signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock, is born 1773 – The first public […] The post This Day […]

This Day in History – December 8

December 8 65 BC – Roman poet and satirist who authored the three books known as Odes, Quintus “Horace” Horatius Flaccus, is born 1542 – Mary, Queen of Scotland is born 1626 – Christina, Queen of Sweden is born 1660 – The first Shakespearian actress to appear on an English stage makes her debut as […] The post This Day […]

This Day in History – November 20

November 20 269 – Diocletian is proclaimed the emperor of Numerian in Asia Minor by his soldiers 1695 – The Brazilian leader of a 100-year old rebel slave group, Zumbi dos Palmares, is killed in an ambush 1700 – Sweden’s 17-year old King Charles XII defeats the Russians at Narva 1789 – New Jersey becomes […] The post This Day […]