CoM Moderators Posted July 12 Posted July 12 1191 - Third Crusade: City of Acre surrenders to English King Richard I the Lionheart and the Crusaders after a siege of nearly two years 1785 - First manned flight in Netherlands: Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard lifts off in his gas balloon from Noordeinde Palace in The Hague 1790 - French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state 1943 - 8th day of Battle of Kursk, USSR: Operation Kutuzov (Soviet counter-offensive begins 1948 - First jets to fly across Atlantic (six RAF de Havilland Vampires) 1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence 1971 - Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders 1975 - England cricket wicketkeeper Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings for Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield 2011 - 82nd MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 5-1 at Chase Field, Phoenix 2013 - 8 people are killed after a commuter train derails in Paris More Historical Events »
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