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Mongols Conquer Beijing: Turning Point in Chinese History (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Jun 2023)
Today's historical events:
Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.[citation needed]
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
In Dover, England, Charles II of…
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