1146 Bernard of Clairvaux calls for a Second Crusade before a large crowd in a field at Vézelay, whereupon King Louis VII of France takes the Cross
1152 King Baldwin III of Jerusalem exiles his mother, Melissande
1492 Ferdinand & Isabella of the Spains order the Jews of Spain to convert or leave, but allow Moslems to remain
1547 Accession of King Henry II of France (1547-1559)
1571 The English capture Dumbarton, Scotland
1644 Castro War: Peace of Ferrara - Pope Urban VIII agrees to "status quo ante" with Venice, Tuscany, Parma, & Modena -- Learn More
1745 Jews are expelled from Prague
1808 Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
1814 The Allies capture Paris
1822 The Massacre of Chios: Ottoman troops slaughter the rebellious populace, raising Western sympathy for Greek independence
1829 Francesco Xaverio Castiglione is elected Pope as Pius VIII (1829-1830)
1854 Commodore Perry forces Japan to open its ports to foreign trade
1865 Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va: Confederate's frustrate a Union attempt to turn their strategic flank at Petersburg
1866 Guano War: Spanish fleet bombards Valparaiso
1889 The Eiffel Tower is opened to the public
1907 Romanian Army puts down a revolt in Moldavia
1917 US gains possession of the Virgin Is from Denmark, for $25 million
1923 Essen: French troops fire on striking Krupp workers, 13 die
1939 Britain & France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany
1941 Hawaii: Senior Army & Navy aviation officers warn of the danger from carrier raids
1942 Burma: Japanese troops occupy Toungoo, unhinging the Prome-Toungoo Line.
1942 U.S. leases air base rights from Liberia
1943 USAAF accidentally bombs a residential area of Rotterdam, 326 die
1944 New Guinea: Fifth Air Force bombs Hollandia
1954 USSR offers to join NATO
1964 Rightist military coup outs Pres Joao Goulart of Brazil (1961-1964)
1966 Anti-war demonstration in NY, c. 250,000 march
1967 NATO HQ moves to Casteau-Maisisres, Belgium
1968 LBJ announces he will not seek re-election
1991 Georgia votes independence from the USSR
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