July 22 1099: During the First Crusade, in what has to be one of the most ironic moment of the Middle Ages, Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders...
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This Day, September 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 9 337: Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors dividing the Roman Empire between...
This Day, December 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
December 5 63 BCE: Cicero read the last of his Catiline Orations which exposed Cataline’s conspiracy to overthrow the government of Rome. There is...
This Day, May 24, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 24 1218: The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. The driving forces behind the crusade were two Popes who broke new ground in the mistreatment...
This Day, November 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 10 1217: During the Fifth Crusade, King Andrew II of Hungary defeated Sultan Al-Adi in what would prove to by a pyric on the banks of...
This Day, April 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 15 1191: Coronation of Henry VI as Holy Roman Emperor during whose reign anti-Semitic riots took place stretching from the districts along...
This Day, June 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 26 363: Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the...
This Day, April 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 19 According to one web-site, April 19th is one of the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From the 11th century (1014) through the 20th...
This Day, June 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 22 217 BCE: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was...