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A bit of August 5th history…
910 - The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred (pictured)
1305 - William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured and transported to London for trial and execution
1583 - Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British Crown; 1st English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
1861 - President Lincoln signs 1st US personal Income Tax into law (3% of incomes over $800)
1992 - 4 officers of the LA Police Department acquitted on charges of beating Rodney King, are indicted on civil rights charges
Today In History: August 05