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Saint Celestine V: The Humble Pope's Resignation (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Dec 2024)
Today's historical events:
Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
The Council of Trent begins as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
The Plymouth Colony establishes the system of trial by 12-men jury in the American colonies.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians, a date now considered the founding of the National Guard of…
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