Emperor Constantine's Free Food Announcement (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
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- May 18, 2026
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Discusses A Daily Dose of History (18 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantine the Great annou…
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A Daily Dose of History (18 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I.…
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A Daily Dose of History (18 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of 47. His first coronation was 28 years earlier, in 844, during the reign of his father Lothair I. First Crusade: Around 800 Jews are massacred in Worms, Germany. The future Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. He would become k