Memory of the day: Seventh Crusade heads to Egypt in 1248

CAIRO – 25 August 2021: On August 25, many important events took place.

Important world events:

1248 - A French expedition led by King Louis IX departs from France towards the East. It is the campaign known as the Seventh Crusade, whose goal was to restore Jerusalem from the Muslims.

1768 - English explorer James Cook makes his first sea voyage.

2020 - The WHO African Regional Certification Committee announces the completion of polio eradication in Africa.