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This day in history (Dec. 9)

Events
480 – Odoacer, first King of Italy, occupies Dalmatia. He later establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate.
536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flee the capital.

What you might have missed

TUESDAY (Dec. 4)

* LADWP postpones test of Five Bridges well

* Care Center Family Council seeks input

* County to review first cannabis business licenses

THURSDAY (Dec. 6)

* Church group seeks trailers for fire victims

This day in history (Dec. 2)

Events
1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon
1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.
1697 – St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.

This day in history (Nov. 18)

Events
326 – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.
1095 – The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.

This day in history (Nov. 11)

Events
308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

This day in history (Nov. 4)

Events
1429 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry.

This day in history (Oct. 28)

Events
AD 97 – Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

This day in history (Oct. 21)

Events
1096 – People's Crusade: A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fight off the People's Army of the West.
1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.

Serving the community

Pictured is the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau team that serves the community in a variety of ways, from left, Debbie Gaspari, Chuck Kilpatrick, Tawni Thomson, executive director, and April Leeson, events coordinator.

This day in history (Oct. 14)

Events
1066 – Norman conquest of England: Battle of Hastings: In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the English army and kill King Harold II of England.