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It happened today – this day in history – July 27
1214: King John of England loses Normandy and his other possessions in France to Philip II of France (hence his nickname John “Lackland”) in the First Battle of Bouvines. 1563: The French army recaptures Le Havre. 1586: Walter Raleigh brings the first …