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THREAD History of Events on This Day
Today is #TishaBav, the 9th day of the month of Av (July 29-30, 2020), the saddest day on the #Jewish calendar.
THREAD History of Events on This Day
Today is #TishaBav, the 9th day of the month of Av (July 29-30, 2020), the saddest day on the #Jewish calendar.
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1313 BCE The spies returned from the Promised Land with frightening reports... G‑d decreed that they'd wander in the desert for 40 yrs
421 BC Destruction of First Temple by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezar
70 CE Destruction of Second Temple by Romans under Titus
1313 BCE The spies returned from the Promised Land with frightening reports... G‑d decreed that they'd wander in the desert for 40 yrs
421 BC Destruction of First Temple by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezar
70 CE Destruction of Second Temple by Romans under Titus
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1095 First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II
1290 Expulsion of Jews from England
1492 Inquisition in Spain and Portugal culminates in the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula
1095 First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II
1290 Expulsion of Jews from England
1492 Inquisition in Spain and Portugal culminates in the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula
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1914 Britain and Russia declare war on Germany. First World War begins
1942 Deportations from Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp begin
Source: https://ohr.edu/1088
1914 Britain and Russia declare war on Germany. First World War begins
1942 Deportations from Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp begin
Source: https://ohr.edu/1088
