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Nov 26, 1095
1st Crusade Launched
Pope Urban was responsible for assisting emperor Alexus I (1081-1118) of Constantinople in launching the first crusade. He made one of the most influential speeches in the middle ages calling on Christian princes in Europe to go on a crusade to rescue the holy land from the Turks and the speech given at the Council of Claremont in France on November 27 1095 he combined the ideas of making a pilgrimage to the holy land with that of waging a holy war against infide. -
Jan 26, 1147
2nd crusade
The success of Christians in the first Crusade has been largely due to the disunion among their enemies. But the Moslems learned in time 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, aroused Western Europe to the danger which threatened the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem and led to another crusading enterprise. -
Mar 23, 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. It was largely successful, yet fell short of its ultimate goal- the reconquest of Jerusalem. -
1st gulf war
Saddam Husseinl, USA, and the Coalition Forces what Saddam Husseinl take over Kuwait and the USA went to help Kuwait. -
9/11
terrorist from Middle East attacked the US by hijacking planes and crashing them into the world trade center in New York City and the Pentagon in D.C killing over 3000 people. -
operation Iraq freedom
The Iraq war was a military campaign that began in March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the U.S under the administration of president George W Bush and the U.K under Prime Minister, Tony Blair.