January, 11 #onthisday 630. Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muhammad and his followers conquer the city, Quraysh surrender. 947. Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin. 1055. Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire. 1158. Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia. 1779. Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. 1787. William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. 1805. The Michigan Territory is created. 1861. American Civil War: Alabama seceded from the United states. 1863. American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union. 1879. The Anglo-Zulu War begins. #humanhistoricalstories #history #photographie #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #todayinhistory #mecca #prophetmuhammad #islam #conquestofmecca #taizong #laterjin #byzantineempire #theodora #bohemia #vladislausii #manipur #chingthangkhomba #williamherschel #astronomy #titania #oberon #uranus #michiganterritory #alabama #unitedstates #americancivilwar #daviddixon #anglozuluwar https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ5afFKHf1u/?igshid=kt7979m2wd2l