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It happened today – this day in history – July 7
1307: Edward I dies aged 68. He is succeeded by his son Edward II. 1456: A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after she was burned at the stake. 1520: Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and the Tlaxcalans defeat a numerically superior …