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Apr 12, 632
Muhammad Dies
The prophet, Muhammad died in Madina after a breif illness. -
Jan 25, 732
Muslim Conquest Stopped
Charles Martel (Frankish leader) stopped the Muslim conquest at Tours in the Battle of Tours. -
Nov 29, 1095
Call for the 1st Crusade
Pope Urban II called for a crusade (religious expedition) to take back Jerusalem from the Seljk Turks. -
Dec 14, 1215
John Signs Magna Carta
A group of nobles met at Runnymede to draft the Magan Carta and forced John to sign it. -
May 26, 1232
The Inquisition is Formed
A court is set up by the Church to find and punish people suspected of hersey. -
Apr 20, 1453
The Hundred Year War Ends
A war on French land between England and France. This war was fought over who controled a piece of french land. France won. -
Jan 3, 1469
Ferdinand and Isabella Marry
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille get married. Their two kingdoms remained seperate and royal power was limited by local interests. -
9/11
In the morning on September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the Islamist extremist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes, crashing two of the planes into the World Trade Center
complex and a third into the Pentagon. The Twin Towers collapsed because of the damage sustained from the impacts and the resulting fires. -
The House of Wisdom is Founded
According to Muslim tradition, Ma'mun (Abbassid caliph) founded the House of Wisdom at Baghdad. It was a research center that specialized in translating scientific text. -
Clovis becomes King of Franks
A brutal, wily warrior Clovis, becomes king of the Franks.
