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This day in history (Nov. 18)

Events
326 – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.
1095 – The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.

This day in history (Nov. 11)

Events
308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy.

This day in history (Nov. 4)

Events
1429 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry.

This day in history (Oct. 28)

Events
AD 97 – Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

This day in history (Oct. 21)

Events
1096 – People's Crusade: A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fight off the People's Army of the West.
1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.

Serving the community

Pictured is the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau team that serves the community in a variety of ways, from left, Debbie Gaspari, Chuck Kilpatrick, Tawni Thomson, executive director, and April Leeson, events coordinator.

This day in history (Oct. 14)

Events
1066 – Norman conquest of England: Battle of Hastings: In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the English army and kill King Harold II of England.

This day in history (Oct. 7)

Events
3761 BC – The epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet.

This day in history (Sept. 30)

Events
489 – Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).

This day in history (Sept. 23)

Events
1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.