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1057
Pope Victor II died.
1148
Crusaders are forced to withdraw from their siege of Damascus after only a week, partly as a result of the three leaders (Baldwin III, Conrad III, and Louis VII) being unable to agree on almost anything. The political divisions among the Crusaders stand in sharp contrast to the greater unity among the Muslims in the region - a unity that would only increase later under the dynamic and successful leadership of Saladin. With this, the Second Crusade is effectively finished.
1804
German philosopher Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was born.
1902
Philosopher and scientist Karl Popper was born in Vienna, Austria.
1965
President Lyndon Johnson appointed Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court.
2002
Addressing a crowd of over a million youth at Toronto's Downsview Park for the final Mass during World Youth Day, Pope John Paul II brings up the sexual abuse scandal in America: "If you love Jesus, love the Church! Do not be discouraged by the sins and failings of some of her members."
2005
In Canada, a genetics lab asked to test hairs allegedly belonging to Bigfoot reveals that they were really bison hairs all along.
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