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Canute, an early Viking king around the time of Leif Ericson, dies.
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The many cursades fought by Christians against Muslims finally comes to an end in the last crusade, the Christians attempt to regain control of Jurusalem.
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King Edward the first rises to take the throne of England.
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Pope Boniface decrees the unam Sanctum which means that only through the church can there be salvation.
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Culumbus, while going through the Caribbean noted the abundance of Tobacco in the area.
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Today in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 thesis, one of the most important single events in the history of the Lutheran Church, rememberd now as Reformation Day.
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After Queen Mary's death, her sister Elizabeth rises to take the throne of England.
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After a plot in which tons of gunpowder was collected, King James of England learned of the plot and put an end to it.
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Samuel Pepys is able to see first hand the first successful blood transfusion that took place between two dogs, not long after human transfusions began to take place.
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After the stockmarket crash in 1929 the United States fell into the Great Depression in which the economy nearly ceased to exist.
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The Nazis started a reign on terror, which was started off with the destruction and vandalzm of Jewish shops and homes, breaking windows, hence the term "Kristalnacht" translating to broken crystal or class.
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President FDR served 3 full terms, and not long after his 4th term started he passed away. Becoming one of the longest standing presidents in office.
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After a man had hidden a jaw bone in his yard, he "discovered" it and then reported it. A long investigation went about thinking this was one of the missing links, until it was discovered as being a hoax.
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Finally the UN knew that Aprtheid, separation of people according to race, was in fact violating simiple human rights. It now has become an illegal act.
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On this fateful day The united states President John F Kennedy was assasinated in Texas by assassin Oswald
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Theodosius, makes Christianity a mandatory religion in Rome, forcing all pagan worshippers to convert to Christianity.
