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TODAY IN HISTORY (OCTOBER 26) 740 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. 1366 - Comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches 0.0229 AUs of Earth 1387 - Amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre sign peace 1407 - Mobs attack Jewish community of Cracow 1492 - Columbus fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 - Lead pencils 1st used 1524 - Spanish troops give Milan to France 1529 - Thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor 1534 - Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht 1662 - Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France 1667 - Aru Palakkas occupies Makassar (Goa) 1674 - Prince Willem III occupies Grave 1682 - William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1749 - Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal 1774 - 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:13:51 +0000

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