ON THIS DAY.(Features)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: October 20, 2005 | Copyright information

1822: Thomas Hughes, author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, was born at Uffington, Berkshire.

1890: Explorer Sir Richard Burton died. Not only did he write 43 travel books and two volumes of poetry but he also translated 16 volumes of the Arabian Nights, two volumes of Latin poetry and six volumes of Portuguese literature, as well as books in Hindustani, Arabic and Sanskrit. An accomplished swordsman, he spoke 20 languages. 1944: General MacArthur returned to the Philippines ...

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