Historical Events for 11th July 2018

1244 – Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city’s Christian population and driving out Jews
1423 – Arnold van Egmont becomes Duke of Gelre
1740 – Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne
1864 – Battle of Fort Stevens, DC (Early’s Raid, Tennallytown, Maryland)
1889 – Tijuana in Mexico becomes a city
1954 – 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Mississippi
1971 – The Irish Republican Army set off a number of bombs in the centre of Belfast injuring a number of people
1974 – World Football League plays 1st games
2011 – Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846
2012 – 20th ESPY Awards: LeBron James, Brittney Griner win

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