656 Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam
1291 After 200 years of crusader control, Acre is the last crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil
1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New Albion"
1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia
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