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Oct 2, 1095
1st crusade launched
It was launched by pope urban the 2nd at the c
council of clormont 1095. It was the most successful. Dramatic speechis were given by Urban telling christan to swarm to Jerusalem to make it safter for chrisitan pilgrams by over powering mulisms. -
Mar 23, 1147
2nd crusade
The Second Crusade - 1147 - 1149 The success of the Christians in the First Crusade had been due to the disunion of their enemies. But the Muslims learned the value of united action, and in 1144 A.D. succeeded in capturing Edessa, one of the principal Christian outposts in the East. The fall of the city of Edessa, followed by the loss of the entire county of Edessa, provoked western Europe to the danger which threatened the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and led to another crusade. -
Oct 2, 1187
saladin retakes the city of Jerusalem
Saladin became slatan of Egypt in 1175 through a coap. He led seracens after conqueribng Syria and Damaseus to victory over the crusaders on the plain of Tiberias in 1187. He kept his promise and slew chatillon with his own scimitar. October 2, 1187 the muslim general captured the holy city. -
Jun 27, 1189
3rd Crusade
From 1189 - 1192, the Moslem world found in the famous Saladin a leader for a holy war against the Christians. -
Aug 20, 1291
Massacre at Acre
Title: Richard I & the Acre Massacre Acre., August 20, 1191, Richard I of England AKA the lion heart massacred nearly 3,000 saracen hostages at Acre, because Saladin owed him money. -
Apr 6, 1453
Turks capture constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by ottoman turks. -
Arab league declares Jihad on Israel
The Arabs have always asked for their freedom and independence. On the outbreak of the First World War, and when the Allies declared that they were fighting for the liberation of peoples, the Arabs joined them and fought on their side with a view to realizing their national aspirations and obtaining their independence. -
Battle of algiers
The Battle of Algiers was an attempt by Britain to end the slavery practices of the Dey of Algiers. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Exmouth bombarded ships and the defences of Algiers. -
Suez Canal Incident
From the decision by Gamal A. Nasser of Egypt to nationalize the Suez Canal, which long had been controlled by Great Britain. After Nasser took over the canal, Britain and France induced Israel to provoke a conflict with Egypt that would serve as a pretext for an Anglo-French invasion of Egypt. -
1st Gulf War
In August 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, an American ally, with huge amounts of oil in a small country. In the early part of 1991, the US and several other countries fought against Iraq. -
9/11
The September 11 attacks, often referred to as September 11th or 9/11.Nearly 3,000 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacksa series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. -
Operatin Iraqi Freedom
The Second Gulf War Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20, 2003, with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.
