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Discover what happened on August 31 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and begin massac... In June, the crusaders captured the Turkish-held city of Nicaea and then ...

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An amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa" at the Louvrein Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. Earlier in the day, in perhaps the most brazen ...

Discover what happened on June 11 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

The massive Normandy landings required optimal weather conditions. That wasn't the case on June 5, the original chose...

Discover what happened on April 21 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Key Facts D-Day, on June 6, 1944, was the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II, codenamed Operation Overlord. More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops landed ...

In the Black township of Sharpeville, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of unarm... On March 21, 1778, just three days after British Loyalists and Hessian ...