June 1

987: Hugh
Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians.  During this period, power lay with the nobles
and the leaders of the Church.  Among
other things this meant that the kings were unable to do anything t…

May 30

70: During the
Siege of Jerusalem, Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of
Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans built a
circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometers.

1096: In …

May 28

408: Emperor
Theodosius issued a decree restricting Jewish activities related to Purim.  Specifically, he banned the burning of
Haman’s effigy because early Christians felt the Jews were mocking the
Crucifixion of Jesus

1247: “Pope
Innoce…

May 26

1096(1st of
Sivan): The Crusaders massacred the Jews of Neuss, Germany

1135:  Alfonso VII of León and Castile was crowned
in the Cathedral of Leon as Imperator
totius Hispaniae, “Emperor of all of Spain”. At the start of his
reign, he cur…

May 22

334 BCE:  The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This was the first
step of a “journey” that would lead to the turning Egypt and Asia Minor (a
territory that included Jerusal…