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Show TODAY IN HIST0R! S SLIGHTLY JAZZED On Jul) 8. 1116, Peter the Hermit died just S05 years ago today Peter bi It remembered as the man who Btarted Bomethlng that he couldn ' finish He was an anchorite ni north ern France whn he took a trip to Jerusalem Jer-usalem There he conceived the idea of I 'berating the Holy City and came back to Europe to call for volunteers Soon he and KM'OOO others were on their way to Jerusalem without even a change of BOCks. The thought Providence Provi-dence would pro1, ide When they got to ihe Hungarians and Bulgarians they struck a snag. The reiuli was highly lamentable from the viewpoint of the Hermit's follow ;ers However, eventually, they got tc he Holy l and, where the Turks had them for breakfast. 800,000 being lost i In all, for another army or two by I title time had been lured away from iihe farm by Peter's reputation. I Peter escaped and afterwards w;uj I present when Jciuftalem was taken by ; u real army of European soldiers. This was the First Crusade. Peter Started It; he haa to have help at ihe i rinisli |