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Badr: Islamic History's Turning Point (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Mar 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.
At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
William Herschel…
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