On today's date in 455: Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2001: Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially-motivated crimes with white victims. 
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On today's date in 1217: Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1260: The second of two major uprisings by the Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe, began against the Teutonic Knights. 
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On today's date in 1519: Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminated in the first circumnavigation the globe. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 2000: The Real Irish Republican Army carried out a rocket-launcher attack on the MI6 headquarters in London, with no casualties and minimal damage recorded. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1796: George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1846: Near La Salette-Fallavaux in southeastern France, shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured). 
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On today's date in 1799: French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1714: George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1454: Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1714: George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1620: Polish-Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1577: The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1683: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1776: American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1779: American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1863: Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1791: French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, hoping to expose the failures of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality. 
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On today's date in 1556: Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain. #history #grownostr