This Week in History - May 18th to May 24th

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23 May 1618 - Second Defenestration of Prague leads to the Thirty Years War
24th May 1844 - first telegraph message sent
21st May 1780 - Elizabeth Fry is born

Published on Monday, 18th May 2026.

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