March 11 222: Severus Alexander began his reign as Roman Emperor during which a table in Intercisa (Hungary) was inscribed as follows: “To the...
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This Day, January 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 15 588 BCE: On the secular calendar, Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah's reign. The siege lasts until...
This Day, July 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 8 1099: In a move reminiscent of Joshua at Jericho, during the First Crusade 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession...
This Day, June 19, In Jewish History, by Mitchell A. and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 19 325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and only dealt in a...
This Day, November 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 23 912: Birthdate of Otto the Great, founder of the Holy Roman Empire which was neither holy nor Roman. During his reign Rabbis living in...
This Day, July 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 3 324: Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman Empire. Licinius...
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, March 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 24 809: Harun al-Rashid (Aaron the Upright, Aaron the Just), fifth caliph of the Abbasid Empire who had issued a decree that Jews wear a...
This Day, November 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 25 2348 BCE: According to Archbishop James Ussher's Old Testament chronology, the Great Deluge ("Noah's Flood") began on this date. 407...