Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species was first published on 24th November 1859 with the title On the...
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The Battle of Solway Moss
In 1502 James IV of Scotland had forged a peace treaty with England and married Henry VII's daughter Margaret. Henry...
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The First Crusade
In 1076 the Muslims had conquered Jerusalem, an act that angered Christians. One Christian, the ruler of the Byzantine Empire,...
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Nancy Astor First UK Female MP
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor was born in 1879 in Virginia, United States. Her father was a former plantation owner who...
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The Sand Creek Massacre
In 1851 the terms of the Treaty of Fort Laramie had guaranteed the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians ownership of land...
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