This date in history (June 7th)

(June 7th)


On this day in 1099 the Crusaders (of what would be the 1st Crusade) reached the walls of Jerusalem. Out of a possible 60,000 that set out, the force was down to some 12,000.

1905: Norway's parliament voted to withdrew from the union with Sweden.

Day after D-Day, fighting continues in Northern France

1520-Henry VIII of England and Francois I of France meet at The Field of the Cloth of Gold.

is june 7th the day that the battle of midway ended?

1652 - In defiance of English Law, the Massachusetts general court established a mint and coined the pine tree shilling

1494 - Portugal and Spain signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, granting Portugal rights to territories east of 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. It is believed that Spain did not know that Portugal had discovered Brazil to which the treaty would gave Portugal full control and ownership.

1940 - Singer Tom Jones Born
1958 - Singer formerly known as "Prince" born

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Originally Posted by Pindar

Out of a possible 60,000 that set out, the force was down to some 12,000.

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If you count the first wave of the first crusade (the so-called 'Peasant's Crusaders', most of whom died or turned back, but some of whom, such as Peter the Hermit, joined the second or offical wave of the crusade after the Peasant's crusade was more or less ended by the Turks of Anatolia), and also count the large numbers of crusaders who set out but turned back or died along the way, then the numbers were actually far greater than 60,000. The 12,000 at Jerusalem were combat effectives-- there was still a host of noncombatants as well, who also considered themselves 'crusaders'.

But that, of course, is nitpicking.

Anything interesting happen today (june 8) in history?

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Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

Anything interesting happen today (june 8) in history?

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well, according to the history channel website, on june 8th:

robert kennedy was buried (1968)
stonewall jackson won the battle of cross keys (1862)
joan rivers was born (1935)
allied forces invade syria and lebanon as part of operation exporter (1941)
among other things...

edit: frank lloyd wright was also born today in 1867
and tennessee seceded in 1861

double edit: my googley sources also indicated that mohammed (the prophet) died this day in 632
also, andrew jackson (1845) and satchel paige (1983) died

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Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

If you count the first wave of the first crusade (the so-called 'Peasant's Crusaders', most of whom died or turned back, but some of whom, such as Peter the Hermit, joined the second or offical wave of the crusade after the Peasant's crusade was more or less ended by the Turks of Anatolia), and also count the large numbers of crusaders who set out but turned back or died along the way, then the numbers were actually far greater than 60,000. The 12,000 at Jerusalem were combat effectives-- there was still a host of noncombatants as well, who also considered themselves 'crusaders'.

But that, of course, is nitpicking.

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nitpicker! :helmet:

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Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

Anything interesting happen today (june 8) in history?

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In 1949 Orwell publishes "1984".

Day after my birthday :balloon2:

One of me friends Bdays, 15 years ago.

Day after my mom's birthday too. ~:)

Hey Pindar, ever thought of changing the title of this thread by taking out the specific date? This could be an ongoing, 'this date in history' thread--might be fun.

~:cheers:

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Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

Hey Pindar, ever thought of changing the title of this thread by taking out the specific date? This could be an ongoing, 'this date in history' thread--might be fun.

~:cheers:

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Bugger doesn't seem to let me edit the title.

I'll start a new thread that's not date specific. ~:cheers: