The siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth crusade. 1585: English secret service discovers Anthony Babington’s murder plot again ...

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In 1945, the first test of the atom bomb was conducted at a base near Alamogordo, N.M. Because the test was top secret, ...

Today in History for July 16: In 622, Prophet Mohammad fled from Mecca, where he was despised and persecuted, to the northern city of Medina, marking the day of beginning of Hegira, the Islamic ...