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Oct 17, 622
Islam is founded
Created at lot of conflicts with Christians. -
Oct 17, 732
Battle of Tours
Charles Martel, along with the Frankish army, decided to stop the Muslim invasion that was heading East towards the Franish Empire. -
Oct 17, 1000
Vikings discover the New World
They discovered the Americas. -
Oct 17, 1066
Battle of Hastings
Establishing the superality of the combined arms attack. -
Oct 17, 1095
The First Crusade
Expedition by western Christianity to region the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem. -
Oct 17, 1215
Magna Carta
Limited the kings powers. -
Oct 17, 1254
Marco Polo
Venetian merchant traveler from the venetian Republic, First Europeans to travel into Mongolia into China. -
Oct 17, 1348
Black Plague
A disease that killed many people. -
St. Benedict
Christian saint who found twelve communities for monks at subiaco, about 40 miles to the east of Rome. -
Carolingian Renaissance
A period of intelletional and culture revival. -
Justinian's Code
Code of laws that served as the foundation of internationl law that is still used today.
