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• 1099 - First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders mocked them.
• 1497 - Vasco da Gama sets sail on first direct European voyage to India.
• 1630 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrates its first Thanksgiving Day.
• 1663 - Charles II of England grants John ClarkeFor the physicist (winner of 2004 Hughes Medal) see John Clarke (physicist John Clarke ( 1609 1676) was a medical doctor, Baptist minister, co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in the Americas. John Clarke a Royal CharterIn the United Kingdom a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. It is an exercise of the Royal Prerogative. At one time a Royal Charter was the to Rhode IslandAlternate uses: see RI (disambiguation The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island is geographically the smallest state in the United States. Rhode Island (pronounced "Road Island") is part of the New England regio.
• 1680Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. July 8 The first confirmed tornado in America killed a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts. August 21 Pueblo Indians - The first confirmed tornadoFor other uses of Tornado, see Tornado (disambiguation). waterspout near Florida. A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. The word "tornado" comes from the Spanish or Portuguese verb tornar meaning "to turn. in America killed a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts2000 Cambridge is a city in the greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of Cambridge, England, the town where its founding fathers had studied ( Cambridge University). Cambridge is perhaps most famous for three things: H.
• 1709Events January 12 Two-month freezing period begins in France The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. 000 Parisians die February 2 Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robi - Battle of PoltavaThe Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa) was a battle between the armies of Peter I of Russia and Charles XII of Sweden on June 28 (new style July 8) 1709, the most famous of the battles of the Great Northern War. The decisive victory of the Russians is said to - In the Ukraine, Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe.
• 1758 - French and Indian War: French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at Ticonderoga, New York.
• 1760 - French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche - British defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.
• 1822 - Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
• 1859 - King Charles XV / Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway
• 1889 - The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.
• 1889 - During the last championship bare-knuckle boxing match, John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain after 75 rounds.
• 1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech, Chicago.
• 1940 - Robert Denis Jackson is born.
• 1947 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
• 1969 - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer
• 1990 - At 12:34:56 PM the time and date by US reckoning was 12:34:56 7/8/90.
• 1997 - Mayo Clinic researchers warn that the dieting-drug " fen-phen" can cause severe heart and lung damage.
• 1997 - NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in 1999.
• 2003 - Wikipedia introduces its Hebrew and Hungarian versions