Today in 1242, the (not all that famous) Russian leader Alexander Nevski put an end to the (almost unknown) Northern Crusade against Novgorrod by inflicting a crushing defeat on the Order of Teutonic Knights in a battle fought on a 3500 square mile ice rink called Lake Chudskoye. Some years later, probably fearing another crusade, Napoleon disbanded the order, although not too successfully and today the Order survives today as a charitable organisation for distressed clerics and as a subject for opera libretti.
Also on this day in 1621, the crew of the Mayflower, having become completely cheesed off with being in America, set sail for home.
Also on this day in 1621, the crew of the Mayflower, having become completely cheesed off with being in America, set sail for home.
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