* Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex after his brother's death
* Muslim conquest of Sicily begins
* Vikings defeat a combined Mercian and West Saxon army at Reading
* Vikings take London; Alfred withdraws to Athelney to gather a new army
* Vikings capture York as their main base in Northumbria
* Lothair II makes Charles king of Lotharingia
* Louis the German invades Italy
* Byzantine victory over Paulicians at Battle of Bathys Ryax
* Great Mosque of Kairouan completed
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In the world of racehorses, there is a race called King George VI &Queen Elizabeth S, which is the highest race in the world along with the Prix de lArc de Triomphe in France. With an eternal longing for all horsemen, Japanese horses have never won the race, in which famous horses from all over th
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