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1394 – Charles VI of France issued a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France. 1564 – Maximillian II became emperor of the…

  1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. 1411 – Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles…

1715 – The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. 1840 – The Province of Canada is created by…

1706 – The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed…

1545 – The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.…

1592 – During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.…

1525 – The Catholic princes of Germany formed the Dessau League to fight against the Reformation 1553 – Fifteen-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed as…

0064 – The Great Fire of Rome began. 1536 – The authority of the pope was declared void in England. 1743 – “The New York…

1212 – The Moslems were crushed in the Spanish crusade. 1453 – France defeated England at Castillon, France, which ended the 100 Years’ War. 1785…

1765 – Prime Minister of England Lord Greenville resigned and was replaced by Lord Rockingham. 1774 – Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed the treaty…

1099 – Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders. 1410 – Poles and Lithuanians defeated the Teutonic knights at Tannenburg, Prussia. 1789 – The electors of Paris…

1223 – In France, Louis VIII succeeded his father, Philip Augustus. 1430 – Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed…

1096 – Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Sofia, Bulgaria. There they met their Byzantine escort, which brought them safely the rest of the way…

1346 – Charles IV of Luxembourg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. 1533 – Henry VIII, who divorced his wife and became head of…

1609 – The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximillian of Bavaria. 1679 – The British crown claimed New…

0118 – Hadrian, Rome’s new emperor, made his entry into the city. 0455 – Avitus, the Roman military commander in Gaul, became Emperor of the…

1099 – Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem. 1608 – The first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain.…

1863 – The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300. 1865 – Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.…

1483 – Richard III is crowned King of England. 1484 – Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River. 1495 –…