June 4th, Muslims, led by Salah ed-Din al-Ayyoubi, defeat Crusaders in Hattin battle

1187-Muslims, led by Salah ed-Din al-Ayyoubi, defeat Crusaders in Hattin battle.

1776- The US Independence Day.

1810- The French troops occupy the Dutch city of Amsterdam.

1827-All slaves in New York freed after passing a gradual emancipation act in 1799 freeing future children of slaves, and all slaves.

1863-Mississippi state surrenders after Vicksburg battle during the American Civil War.

1944-Japanese pilots make their first suicide attacks against American fleet.

1953- The opening of “Voice of the Arabs” Radio in Cairo.

2013- Opening “London Array” which is the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

Born Today:

1715- German Writer Christian Fürchtegott Gellert.

1952- Colombian President lvaro Uribe Vélez.

Passed Away:

1831- The fifth US President James Monroe.

1943- Polish physicist and chemist Marie Skodowska-Curie.

Occasions

USA Independence Day

R.J/Mazen

Check Also

Sept. 12th, Hong Kong Disneyland opened

Damascus, SANA- Today in History Sept.12th: 1683- The failure of the last attempts of the …