First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany. In 1096, during the early stages of the First Crusade, one of the darkest attacks…
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18 May 1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta. The Great Siege of Malta began in May 1565…
18 May 1863
American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins. The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal military campaign during the American Civil War, taking place from…
18 May 2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. Pluto has five known moons. These moons…
18 May 1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
18 May 1965
Israeli spy Eli Cohen is hanged in Damascus, Syria. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Cohen’]
18 May 1863
The Siege of Vicksburg begins. From the spring of 1862 until July 1863, during the American Civil War, Union forces waged a campaign to take…
18 May 1756
The Seven Years’ War begins after Great Britain declares war on France. SEVEN YEARS’ WAR. 1756–1763. All four of the major European wars between 1689…
18 May 1096
Over 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany. For millennia, the Jewish people have often been scapegoats. From their time as slaves in Egypt to…