December 18 1118: Alfonso the Battler conquered Zaragoza. 1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of...
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This Day, June 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 5 70: Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem. 1191 After conquering Cyprus, Richard the Lionheart and his Crusaders...
This Day, January 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 28 814: Charlemagne passed away. The grandson of Charles Martel was one of the greatest European rulers during the Dark Ages. There was...
This Day, March 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 26 1027: Coronation of Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor, whose court was the site of religious disputation between Bishop Wazon “the overlord...
This Day, January 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 30 1349(10th of Adar, 5109): The Jews of Freilsburg Germany were massacred. 1592: Clement VIII began his papacy during which he enacted...
This Day, May 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
May 31 1279 BCE: Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you accept the contention that Moses lived from...
This Day, February 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 10 1163: Baldwin III, the first so-called King of Jerusalem to have been in “the Holy Land” passed away. None of these Crusader monarchs...
This Day, January 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 24 41: At midday today, Caligula, accompanied by Herod Agrippa, the last Jewish King of Judea, was leaving \ through a covered walkway when...
This Day, September 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 15 53: Birthdate of Trajan who was Roman emperor from 98 until his death of 117. In the last decade of his rule, Trajan began a campaign...