THE DAY IN HISTORY · AUGUST 19
August 19 in history
What happened on August 19: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1153 and 1946, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Siege of Ascalon
19 Aug 1153 — the last Fatimid fortress on the coast surrenders after a seven-month siege. The Kingdom of Jerusalem reaches its greatest extent; from here, the map only shrinks.
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— Direct Action Day
16–19 Aug 1946 — The League’s Direct Action Day ignites four days of mutual slaughter: some 4,000–10,000 dead in the city’s lanes, both communities killers and killed. Partition stops being a lawyer’s formula and becomes a fact of the streets. Remember them.
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