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It happened today – this day in history – July 21
365: An earthquake in Crete followed by a tsunami around the eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria. 1403: Henry IV defeats a rebel army led by Henry “Harry Hotspur” Percy of Northumberland at the Battle of Shrewsbury. 1545: The first landing …