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Victory at Ascalon seals Jerusalem's fate
Following their defeat at the Battle of Ascalon, Fatimid forces began their retreat to Egypt, effectively concluding the First Crusade. The European knights who had marched thousands of miles had achieved the seemingly impossible: the capture of Jerusalem. The Crusader states established in the Holy Land would endure for nearly two centuries.
The Proclamator of Indonesian independence
In Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Mohammad Hatta was born into a Minangkabau family. Known as 'The Proclamator' alongside Sukarno, he helped lead Indonesia's struggle for independence from the Netherlands. Serving as the nation's first vice president and third prime minister, Hatta was an architect of the Indonesian Republic, combining intellectual rigor with political courage.
World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people.