This Day, May 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 25 1085: Pope Gregory VI passed away. Gregory opposed Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor who saw himself as...
May 25 1085: Pope Gregory VI passed away. Gregory opposed Henry IV, the Holy Roman Emperor who saw himself as...
May 24 1218: The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. The driving forces behind the crusade were two Popes who...
May 23 142 BCE (23rd of Iyar): Simon the Hasmonean drove the Syrians and their allies out the citadel which...
May 22 334 BCE: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of...
May 21 383: As the emperor struggles to make Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire he promulgates a...
May 20 68(3rd of Sivan, 3828): During the Great Revolt, Vespasian captured Jericho and slaughtered the Jewish inhabitants. 325: ...
May 19 363: For a second day in a row, a series of earthquakes that took place along a fault-line...
May 18 323BCE: Alexander dies at the age of 32. Despite the legend, there is no proof that Alexander ever...
May 17 142 BCE: “Simon the Hasmonean captured the citadel of Jerusalem and expelled its Syrian garrison ad the Hellenized...