📅 Today in HistoryJuly 12

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The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.

The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
927

King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.

1191

Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
1335

Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.

 Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order.
1470

The Ottomans capture Euboea.

The Ottomans capture Euboea.
1488

Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.

Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China.
1493

Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.

Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
1527

Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.

1543

King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.

King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1562

Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.

Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
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