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Mar 24, 1095
1 st Crusade
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Mar 24, 1095
Massacre of Acre
As an effort to resist the spread of muslim forces into Asia Minor, present day Turkey and to prevent Muslims from moving to Europe -1189 -
Apr 7, 1145
The Second Crusade
(1145–1149) was the second major crusadelaunched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous year to the forces of Zengi. -
Mar 29, 1189
3rd Crusade
The Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin -
Mar 29, 1189
3rd Crusade
The Third Crusade (1189–1192), also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin -
Apr 1, 1291
Massacre at Acre
Jerusalem remains under Muslim control
Crusader victory in all military engagements
Italians consolidate control of Syrian ports
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Apr 6, 1453
Turks capture Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Emperor Constantine XI. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. -
Arab league declares jihard on Israel
To partition the country into Jewish and Arab states with Jerusalem as a corpus separatum, Arab delegates declared their opposition to partition and their determination to fight it by force if necessary -
The Battle of Algiers
Is a 1966 war film based on occurrences during the Algerian War (1954–62) againstFrench colonial occupation in North Africa, the most prominent being the titular Battle of Algiers. It was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. The film has been critically celebrated and often taken, by insurgent groups and states alike, as an important commentary on urban guerilla warfare. It occupies the 120th place on Empire Magazine's list of the 500 greatest mov -
Suez Canal incident
The attack followed the President of Egypt Gamel Abdel Nasser's decision of 26 July 1956 to nationalize the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain and the United States to fund the building of the Aswan Dam, which was partly in response to Egypt recognizing the People's Republic of China during the height of tensions between China and Taiwan -
1st Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991), commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq. -
Spetember 11th of 2001
The September 11 attacks, often referred to as September 11th or 9/11 were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both tower -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Iraq War or War in Iraq, also referred to as the Second Gulf War or Operation Iraqi Freedom, was a military campaign that began on March 20, 2003, with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States under the administration of President George W. Bush and the United Kingdom under Prime Minister Tony Blair.