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It happend today – this day in history – August 27
1549: John Dudley Earl of Warwick destroys Robert Kett’s army at the Battle of Dussindale, ending Kett’s rebellion in Norfolk. 1610: Polish King Wladyslaw is crowned king of Russia. 1776: The British defeat Americans in the Battle of Long Island. 1783: The …