The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back www.historydaily.com By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith
October 14, 2004 on this day: In 1066 William Duke of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. William landed his army on the English coast near Hastings and in a day-long battle defeated the forces of Anglo-Saxon King Harold. This victory sealed the conquest of England by William. He kept a sixth of the land for himself and divided the rest among his Norman nobles. The conquest meant the replacement of the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with a Norman one. However, the Anglo-Saxons and Normans would fuse into a single people: the English. Premium Subscribers read more! If you had the Premium Version you would read the history behind "Winnie The Pooh." You would also read about a historic patent holder, and there is more! Upgrade today at http://www.historydaily.com/premium.html . Also on this day: In 1912 a would-be assassin shot and wounded former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. In 1948 large-scale fighting broke out between Egypt and Israel. YESTERDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: This residence is near the White House and is the official guest residence of White House visitors. What house is it? It is the Blair House. Bill Watson sent the correct answer first. TODAY'S QUESTION: In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt ran for president as the candidate for which political party? Send your answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright 2004 Trevor Smith --- You are currently subscribed to historydaily2 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe click on the link below: http://go.netatlantic.com:8080/cgi-bin/unsubscribe.pl?id=32085219I
