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#OnThisDay in 1747 a British fleet attacked a French convoy and it's escorts at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, part of the War of the Austrian Succession #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1747 a British fleet attacked a French convoy and it's escorts at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, part of the War of the Austrian Succession #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1863 the a conference organised by the so-called 'Committe of Five' began with the aim of improving medical services on the battlefield; often seen as a starting point for the Red Cross #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1863 the a conference organised by the so-called 'Committe of Five' began with the aim of improving medical services on the battlefield; often seen as a starting point for the Red Cross #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1896 'Gaelic Symphony', written Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, debuted in Boston - it was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1896 'Gaelic Symphony', written Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, debuted in Boston - it was the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1813 King Frederick I of Wüttemberg signed the Treaty of Fulda, which removed Wüttemberg from the Confederation of the Rhine #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1813 King Frederick I of Wüttemberg signed the Treaty of Fulda, which removed Wüttemberg from the Confederation of the Rhine #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1792 the French Armée du Nord defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Jemappes, part of the War of the First Coalition #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1792 the French Armée du Nord defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Jemappes, part of the War of the First Coalition #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1811 US troops under William Henry Harrison defeated Native American forces under Tenskwatawa at the Battle of Tippecanoe #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1811 US troops under William Henry Harrison defeated Native American forces under Tenskwatawa at the Battle of Tippecanoe #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1838 Victor Hugo's play 'Ruy Blas', starring Sarah Bernhardt, premiered at the Thèâtre de la Renaissance in Paris #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1838 Victor Hugo's play 'Ruy Blas', starring Sarah Bernhardt, premiered at the Thèâtre de la Renaissance in Paris #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1642 Parlimentarian forces commanded by the Earl of Essex clash with a Royalist army at the indecisive Battle of Turnham Green #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1642 Parlimentarian forces commanded by the Earl of Essex clash with a Royalist army at the indecisive Battle of Turnham Green #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1817 a US force was dispatched to seize the Miccosukee village of Fowltown, seen by some as the start of the First Seminole War #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1817 a US force was dispatched to seize the Miccosukee village of Fowltown, seen by some as the start of the First Seminole War #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1595 English ships under Sir Francis Drake launched and unsuccessful attack on San Juan in Puerto Rico, part of the Anglo-Spanish War #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1595 English ships under Sir Francis Drake launched and unsuccessful attack on San Juan in Puerto Rico, part of the Anglo-Spanish War #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1644 John Milton's pamphlet 'Areopagitica', which argued against censorship and licensing, was published #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1644 John Milton's pamphlet 'Areopagitica', which argued against censorship and licensing, was published #dailyfootnote
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#OnThisDay in 1807 the Portuguese Royal Family and Court (totalling nearly 10,000 people) were evacuated from Lisbon by a fleet of British and Portuguese ships commanded by Sir Sidney Smith #dailyfootnote

#OnThisDay in 1807 the Portuguese Royal Family and Court (totalling nearly 10,000 people) were evacuated from Lisbon by a fleet of British and Portuguese ships commanded by Sir Sidney Smith #dailyfootnote