This Day in History
Today: June 8, 2026
218
Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus.[1]
452
Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces as he heads for Rome.[2]
793
Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles.[3]
1042
Edward the Confessor becomes King of England – the country's penultimate Anglo-Saxon king.[4]
1191
Richard I arrives in Acre, beginning the Third Crusade.
1663
Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain.[5]
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