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Today In History (May 29 1453)

Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 9:45 pm
by WhiteHealer
TODAY IN HISTORY
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1453: Ottoman Turk armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Eastern Roman Empire — less than 40 years before Columbus’s voyage in 1492.