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
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