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It happened today – this day in history – July 5
1295: Scotland and France form an alliance against England. 1596: The English fleet captures Cadiz. 1687: Isaac Newton’s great work Principia is published by Royal Society, outlining his laws of motion and gravitation. 1791: Jose Maria Narvaez discovers …