JUNE 23 79: Vespasian, the Roman general who was in the process of conquering Judea when he became Emperor, died. 79: Titus, the Roman general...
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This Day, July 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 15 763 BCE: Forty-one years before their conquest of Israel, the Assyrians observe and record a solar eclipse which is the basis for much of...
This Day, April 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 10 401: Birthdate of Theodosius II. As Emperor he adopted many of the anti-Semitic views of his sister which led to the destruction of...
This Day, November 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 29 800: Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. Leo and Charlemagne were allies. Charlemagne would...
This Day, July 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 12 1191: The armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard ('The Lionhearted'), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre....
This Day, November 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 16 42 BCE: Birthdate of Tiberius, 2nd Roman emperor. The stepson of Augustus reigned from 14 to 37 C.E. A competent general with a sour...
This Day, July 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 20 356 BCE: In Macedonia, King Philip II and Queen Olympia gave birth to Alexander the Great. You can draw a straight line from Alexander’s...
This Day, June 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 13 823: Birthdate of Charles the Bald, who as Holy Roman Emperor refused to comply with anti-Semitic edicts of Amulo, the Archbishop of Lyon....
This Day, October 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 29 539 BCE: On the secular calendar, Babylon fell to Cyrus the Great of Persia. This is a significant date because it marked the start of...