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Oct 13, 662
Islam is founded
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Oct 10, 732
Battle of tours
October 10, 732 AD marks the conclusion of the Battle of Tours, arguably one of the most decisive battles in all of history. A Moslem army, in a crusading search ... -
Aug 25, 1000
Vikings discover the new world
Eyewitness account of the Viking's first exploration of North America. ... The discovery of grapes gives the new land a name. "It happened one evening. -
Apr 4, 1215
Magna carta
The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between the barons of Medieval ... The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents of Medieval England . ... -
Sep 26, 1348
Black plaque
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, -
Nov 24, 1488
Carolingian Renaissance
In the history of ideas the Carolingian Renaissance stands out as a period of intellectual and cultural revival in Europe occurring from the late eighth century, ... -
Battle of Hastings
Dec 11, 1998 – The battle of Hastings took place in the year AD 1066 after a dispute over the succession to the English throne. -
Justinians code
The Codex Justinianus (Code of Justinian, Justinian's Code) was the first part to be completed, on 7 April 529. It contained in Latin most of the existing imperial ... -
St Benedict
Saint Benedict was not the founder of Christian monasticism, since he lived two and a half to three centuries after its beginnings in Egypt, Palestine, and Asia Minor. He became a monk as a young man and thereafter learned the tradition by associating with monks and reading the monastic literature. He was caught up in the monastic movement but ended by channeling the stream into new and fruitful ways. This is evident in the Rule which he wrote for monasteries and which was and is still used in m -
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