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It happened today – this day in history – August 26
1346: Edward III’s longbows defeat Philip VI of France’s army at the Battle of Crécy. Cannons are used for the first time in battle. 1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. 1676: Birth of Robert Walpole, …