1.The twelve spies sent by Moses to observe the land of Canaan returned from their mission. Only two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, brought a positive report, while the others spoke disparagingly about the land. The majority report caused the Children of Israel to cry, panic and despair of ever entering the "Promised Land". For this, they were punished by God that their generation would not enter the land. Because of the Israelites' lack of faith, God decreed that for all generations this date would become one of crying and misfortune for their descendants. (See Numbers Ch. 13–14)

2.The First Temple built by King Solomon and the Kingdom of Judah was destroyed by the Babylonians led by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BCE (3175 AM) after the siege in 587 and the Judaeans were sent into the Babylonian exile.

3.The Second Temple built by Ezra and Nehemiah was destroyed by the Romans in August 70 CE (3830 AM), scattering the people of Judea and commencing the Jewish exile from the Holy Land. According to the Talmud in tractate Ta'anit, the destruction of the Second Temple began on the Ninth of Av and the Temple continued to burn throughout the Tenth of Av.

4.The First Crusade officially commenced on August 15, 1096 (Av 9, 4856 AM), killing 10,000 Jews in its first month and destroying Jewish communities in France and the Rhineland. A grand total of 1.2 million Jews were killed by this crusade that started on the 9th of Av.

5.The Jews were expelled from England on July 25, 1290 (Av 9, 5050 AM).

6. The Jews were expelled from France on July 21, 1306 (Av 9, 5066 AM).

7. The Jews were expelled from Spain on July 31, 1492 (Av 8-9, 5252 AM).

8. On August 2, 1941, (Av 9, 5701 AM) SS commander Heinrich Himmler formally received approval from the Nazi Party for "The Final Solution". Almost 50% of the Jews on the face of the earth were captured and killed at that time.

9. July 16, 1994 Av 9 when Comet Shoemaker broke into 21 parts identifying the 21 years to follow of three Shmita years from 1994: 2001, 2008, 2015.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisha_B'Av



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_S...E2%80%93Levy_9 21 fragments hit Jupiter 1994 Av 9

http://biblocality.com/forums/showth...highlight=djia DJIA hit 2001 and 2008 with largest point drops on Elul 29.