1146 - European leaders outlaw crossbow, intending to end war for all time
1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty 1590 - Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)
1682 - William Penn …
