IT HAPPENED TODAY

Belfast Telegraph | August 26, 2008 | Copyright

1346: Edward III of England, aided by his son Edward the Black Prince, defeated the French at The Battle of Crecy.

1740: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, pioneer balloonist, was born in Annonay, France. He and his brother created the idea for the hot air balloon by filling paper bags with smoke from the fire and letting them rise to the ceiling.

1819: Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria, was born in Bavaria.

1875: John Buchan, Scottish novelist and statesman, was born in Perth. At the age of 39 he was confined to bed and wrote The 39 Steps. He became Governor General of Canada in 1935 and was ...

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