Ariel Sharon visited Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on this day in 2000.
During the Revolutionary War on this day in 1781, American forces
began the siege on Yorktown, VA.
General George Washington (center) depicted reviewing the captured
British army at Yorktown.
On this day in 1066, England was invaded by William the Conqueror
who claimed the English throne.
William the Conqueror (1027-28–1087)
The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army
planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. on this day in 1924. The
trip took 175 days.
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991)
Miles Davis was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is
among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of
jazz and 20th century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical
directions in his five-decade career which kept him at the forefront
of a number of major stylistic developments in jazz.
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