(1095) Pope Urban II orders the Crusades: “God wills it”
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In one of the most influential speeches of the Middle Ages, Pope Urban II calls on Christians to take up arms to drive Muslims from the Holy Land, in what will become the First Crusade. The pope will die on July 15, 1099, a few days before news of Jerusalem’s fall reaches Rome. . |
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(1924) Macy’s puts on its first Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Macy’s kicks off what will be a beloved annual tradition. The parade contains floats, employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and animals from the Central Park Zoo. The parade isn’t to celebrate Thanksgiving as much as to put Christmas – and shopping for presents – in the minds of spectators lining the streets.. |
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(1973) US Senate confirms Gerald R. Ford as vice president
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The US Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Richard Nixon’s vice president. He succeeds Spiro Agnew, who had resigned after pleading no contest to tax evasion. Ford will serve as vice president for less than a year before succeeding Nixon as president, after he resigns in the fallout from the Watergate scandal. . |
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(1978) Assassinations at San Francisco City Hall
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Ex-Supervisor Dan White requests a meeting with Mayor George Moscone and then shoots and his kills his old boss in his office. White then guns down Harvey Milk, an openly gay politician and well-respected gay-rights activist. Later on the steps of City Hall, Supervisor Dianne Feinstein will confirm both men are dead.. |
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