Category: Day by Day

July 19 • Day 5

Today in History This Day in History 711 Muslim forces under Tariq Ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic (now in Spain). 1595 Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe. 1799 Rosetta Stone found, during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. 1898 Novelist Emile Zola flees France …

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