This Day in History
18 Feb 1219
Jerusalem re-taken by the Christian Crusader kingdom in a peace treaty between Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II and Egyptian ruler Al-Kamil
18 Feb 1268
The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.
18 Feb 1332
Amda Seyon I Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces.
18 Feb 1478
George Duke of Clarence convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England is privately executed in the Tower of London (allegedly by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine).
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De Valera resigns
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Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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