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  • 758: Arabs Attack a Chinese City (Gunagzhou)

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    758: Arabs Attack a Chinese City (Gunagzhou)

    758: Arabs Attack a Chinese City (Gunagzhou)

    The incredible momentum of the Arab expansion was amply demonstrated on this day in 758. The Arabs attack ...

    The incredible momentum of the Arab expansion was amply demonstrated on this day in 758. The Arabs attacked the far-off Chinese city of Guangzhou, also known as Canton. They achieved this with the hel ...

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  • 1260: Chartres Cathedral – The “Bible in Stone”

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    1260: Chartres Cathedral – The “Bible in Stone”

    1260: Chartres Cathedral – The “Bible in Stone”

    One of the most famous cathedrals in the world, the Notre-Dame de Chartres, was consecrated on this day i ...

    One of the most famous cathedrals in the world, the Notre-Dame de Chartres, was consecrated on this day in 1260. It is considered a true masterpiece of high gothic architecture. For example, the south ...

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  • 1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

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    1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

    1273: The Most Powerful Dynasty in History – The Habsburgs

    This day in 1273 marked the first time in history that a member of the Habsburg dynasty was crowned king. ...

    This day in 1273 marked the first time in history that a member of the Habsburg dynasty was crowned king. Rudolf of Habsburg was the founder of the dynasty's power. He was a German count by origin, th ...

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  • 1456: John of Capistrano: Saint Who Defended Christianity from the Turks

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    1456: John of Capistrano: Saint Who Defended Christianity from the Turks

    1456: John of Capistrano: Saint Who Defended Christianity from the Turks

    This day marked the death of the famous Saint John of Capistrano. He was Italian by birth, and got his na ...

    This day marked the death of the famous Saint John of Capistrano. He was Italian by birth, and got his name from his home town of Capestrano, in central Italy (the Abruzzo region). St. John of Capistr ...

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  • 1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

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    1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

    1469: The Wedding that United Two Powerful Kingdoms

    One of the most fateful marriages in world history was held on this day. Namely, the marriage of Ferdinan ...

    One of the most fateful marriages in world history was held on this day. Namely, the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile united the two Spanish kingdoms into a single state, the on ...

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  • 1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

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    1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

    1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

    Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the mos ...

    Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the most powerful rulers in Viking history, and managed to create an entire empire in northern Europe. ...

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  • 961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

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    961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

    961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

    This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rul ...

    This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rulers of his time. He took the title of caliph, which denotes the leader of the entire Muslim wor ...

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  • 1066: The Battle of Hastings – The Norman Conquest of England

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    1066: The Battle of Hastings – The Norman Conquest of England

    1066: The Battle of Hastings – The Norman Conquest of England

    The famous Battle of Hastings took place on this day in 1066. William the Duke of Normandy, later known a ...

    The famous Battle of Hastings took place on this day in 1066. William the Duke of Normandy, later known as the Conqueror, defeated the army of Anglo-Saxon King Harold II (also known as Harold Godwinso ...

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