On today's date in 1561: The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire. 
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On today's date in 1760: Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1783: The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1621: The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1098: After 5-month siege during the First Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch (today's Turkey). #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1805: French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock, Martinique. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1223: Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1223: Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1790: The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1935: An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw struck Balochistan in British India, now part of Pakistan, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people. 
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On today's date in 1914: RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City. 
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On today's date in 1588: The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1416: The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1416: Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1108: Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1233: Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols entered Kaifeng after a successful siege and began looting in the fallen capital of the Jin dynasty. #history #grownostr
On today's date in 1911: English dramatist W. S. Gilbert of the songwriting duo Gilbert and Sullivan died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake. 
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On today's date in 1754: French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen. 
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On today's date in 1940: Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium. 
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On today's date in 1802: In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops. #history #grownostr