(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.
(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.
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is june 7th the day that the battle of midway ended?
now i'm here, and history is vindicated.
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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'.Originally Posted by Pindar
But that, of course, is nitpicking.
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Anything interesting happen today (june 8) in history?
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well, according to the history channel website, on june 8th:Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules
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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now i'm here, and history is vindicated.
Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules
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Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules
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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.
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Bugger doesn't seem to let me edit the title.Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules
I'll start a new thread that's not date specific.![]()
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