This week in history, the United Kingdom’s Captain James Cook celebrated two accomplishments. In...
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This week in history: Louis Braille
This week in 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small French town called Coupvray. He’s known for...
This week in history: Ceres
Ceres This week in 1801, astronomer-priest Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a new astronomical body...
This week in history: Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia This week in 537, eastern Roman emperor Justinian I finished construction of the...
This week in history: The Boston Tea Party
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This week in history: Encyclopaedia Britannica
This week in 1768, Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell of Scotland published the first edition...
This week in history: Napoleon III
This week in 1852, Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte became Emperor of France. His father was the...
This week in history: Queen Elizabeth
This week in 1558, Elizabeth Tudor was declared queen of England and Ireland, following the...
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