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Aleppo's Catastrophic 1138 Earthquake (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Oct 2024)
Today's historical events:
A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
A peace treaty ends the Jin-Song wars.
The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate…
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