A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 20th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 20, 1521, the man that would become Saint Ignatius of Loyola was seriously wounded at Pamplona in a battle between the Spanish and the French supported Navarrese during the Spanish Conquest of Navarre, the region of land on the Iberian Peninsula between France and Spain. On May 20, 1645, the forces of Prince Dodo (we do not make this stuff…
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A Brief History On May 20, 1969, the Battle of Hamburger Hill came to an end. A regiment of the US Army 101st Airmobile Division alongside South Vietnamese allies fought the North Vietnamese Army over Hill 937 for a week of bitter combat, until finally the US and South Vietnamese kicked the defenders off the hill. Only two weeks later, the Americans decided to abandon the hill so dearly bought in blood! Digging Deeper The American commanders apparently thought the fact that North Vietnamese forces were on a hill that provided a good view of the surrounding terrain was an…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 19th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 19, 1051, Anne of Kiev, also known as Anna Yaroslavna, married the King of France, Henry I. On May 19, 1643, French Bourbon forces beat Spanish forces allied with the Habsburgs at the battle of Rocroi during the 30 Years War. On May 19, 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Legion of Honor, the highest award France can bestow upon their…
A Brief History On May 19, 1051, Anne of Kiev, also known as Anna Yaroslavna, married the King of France, Henry I. When Henry died nine years later, Anne effectively ruled France as regent for her underage son who had inherited the throne. Digging Deeper Princess Anna was the daughter of Yaroslav the Wise who held the titles of Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod in the Rus civilization of what is now Ukraine that also became Russia and Belarus. Her mother was Ingegerd Olofsdotter, also known as Saint Anna or Irene, the daughter of Swedish King Olof…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 18th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 18, 1096, Christians in Europe heeded the call of Pope Urban II and joined up with the throngs following local noblemen in a Crusade to regain the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims that occupied what is now Israel and the Levant, but on this day the Crusading zeal went in a horribly different direction. On May 18, 1804,…