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  • 1748: The War of Jenkins’ Ear

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    |Date: October 12, 2019
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    1748: The War of Jenkins’ Ear

    1748: The War of Jenkins’ Ear

    The last battle of the War of Jenkins' Ear took place on this day in 1748. This oddly-named war broke out ...

    The last battle of the War of Jenkins' Ear took place on this day in 1748. This oddly-named war broke out in 1739 among two great naval powers – Britain and Spain. The motive for the war was an incide ...

    October 12, 2019
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  • 1915: Nurse Edith Cavell Ruthlessly Executed

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    1915: Nurse Edith Cavell Ruthlessly Executed

    1915: Nurse Edith Cavell Ruthlessly Executed

    Nurse Edith Cavell was shot on this day in 1915. Her martyr's death made her so famous that the name Edit ...

    Nurse Edith Cavell was shot on this day in 1915. Her martyr's death made her so famous that the name Edith became popular in France (even the singer Edith Piaff was named after her). Edith Cavell was ...

    October 12, 2019
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  • 1216: English King John Loses the Crown Jewels

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    1216: English King John Loses the Crown Jewels

    1216: English King John Loses the Crown Jewels

    On this day in 1216, English King John, also known as John Lackland, allegedly lost the Crown Jewels whil ...

    On this day in 1216, English King John, also known as John Lackland, allegedly lost the Crown Jewels while passing through a marshy area in East Anglia. Namely, the wagons in which the jewels were bei ...

    October 12, 2019
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