April 16 1457 BCE: Egyptian forces under Thutmose III defeated a group of rebellious Canaanite Vassal States at the Battle of Megiddo. This would...
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This Day, January 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 22 1167(23rd of Shevat, 4927): Ibn-Ezra passed away at the age of 78 in Calahorra which was on the border between Navarre and Aragon. There...
This Day, March 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 23 1369: King Pedro of Castile who employed Abraham ibn Zaral as his physician was beheaded by his rival and brother, Henry of Trastamara...
This Day, April 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 26 121: Birthdate of Marcus Aurelius the Roman Emperor who described the Jews as being “stinking and tumultuous.” 1198: Frederick I, Duke...
This Day, February 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 21 362: Athanasius returns to Alexandria so he can lead the fight against various Christian heretics such as the Arians. His negative...
This Day, July 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 6 1189: Henry II, King of England, passed away. Compared to those who followed him to the throne, Henry’s treatment of his Jewish subjects was...
This Day, September 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 7 70: On the secular calendar the date on which a Roman army under Titus occupied and plundered Jerusalem. 1191: The Crusader army led...
This Day, June 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 24 586 BCE (9th of Tammuz, 3174): King Nebuchadnezzar’s army broke through the walls of Jerusalem and entered the City of David. 1182:...
This Day, December 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 20 69: General Vespasianus occupied Rome on the same day that the Emperor Vitellius was murdered. Vespasianus is better known as...