1453 Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul), which falls May 29 1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and…
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527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 1748 Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque…
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1146 Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and…
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