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It happened today – this day in history – September 12
490BC: A small Athenian force defeats the Persian Empire at the Battle of Marathon 1217: French prince Louis and English King Henry III sign a peace treaty. 1624: The first submarine is publicly tested on the River Thames for James I. 1755: Giacomo …