June 3

1098 - The Fall of Antioch: Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seized Antioch, in modern day Turkey.

At the time this looked like a great victory for the Crusaders, but it didn’t take long to realize it was an untenable situation - a costly and deadly proposition to even try...That said, the Crusades may have been a tactical debacle, but they were an absolute strategic victory, because they helped keep the Muslim Horde at bay, keeping them from conquering Central and Western Europe.

The Crusades were also important as an impetus towards dragging Europe out of the Dark Ages, by bringing the 'ancient knowledge' the Muslim world kept after the fall of Rome and returning it to Europe...As such, the Crusades were an important factor in the start of the Renaissance 200 years later.

1938 - The German Reich ordered the confiscation of 'degenerate art.'

And the top Nazi 'degenerate' made sure all of the art found its way to his personal treasure chest. Of course that degenerate was the 'Fat-Ass Reichsmarshal': Hermann Goering.

1989 - Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died.

Good riddance to dead dictators!!! Especially the Lenin of the Middle East.