ROMAN EMPEROR
1190- In Third Crusade - Holy Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River leading the army to Jerusalem.
THE FIRST WITCH HANGED
1692- Being found guilty of "certain Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries", Bridget Bishop on this day in 1692 became the first person to be hanged during the Salem witch trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1752- the United States founding Father Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.
SERBIAN PRINCE
1868- Serbian Prince Michael III was assassinated, derailing the Balkan League's plans for a coordinated rebellion against the Ottomans and destroying the league.
MECCA
1916- Mecca under the control of the Turks, falls to the Arabs during the Great Arab Revolt.
GIACOMO MATTEOTTI
1924- The Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti is kidnapped and assassinated by Fascists in Rome.
WORLD WAR II
1940- Italy under the rule of Benito Mussolini declared war against France and Great Britain entering World War II.
NATO
1999- Serb forces begin their withdrawal from Kosovo after signing an agreement with the NATO powers.
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