TROJAN WAR
1184 BC- Troy is sacked and burned according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
BATTLE OF SAUCHIEBURN
1488- Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in the death of King James III.
NORTH AMERICA
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| Sir Humphrey Gilbert |
1578- England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize North America.
TREATY OF SPAIN
1699- England, France & Netherlands agree on the 2nd Extermination Treaty of Spain.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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| Benjamin Franklin |
1742- United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin Stove.
JAMES COOK
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| James Cook |
1770- Explorer Caption James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia.
BOSTON
1837- The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.
MARCUS GARVEY
1911- Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
WORLD WAR II
1940- In World War II - First attack of the Italian Air force on the island of Malta.
ETHIOPIA
2003- Scientists have found the oldest known human fossilized skulls dated around 160,000 years old in the Afar region of Ethiopia.
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