Jan. 15 -- When he issued his ill-fated call to save Eastern Christendom from the Muslims around A.D. 1090, Pope Urban II unleashed what scholars across religious and ideological divides agree was one of history's biggest exercises in futility. Over the next 200 years, wave after wave of crusading knights wrecked havoc, death and destruction at the end of which, very little was gained. The holy city of Jerusalem was eventually recaptured by the Muslims, and experts say the only long-term outcome of the Christian Franks periodically storming the lands east of the Mediterranean Sea was an exacerbation of the suspicions and strife between Christianity and Islam.

Israel Adesanya is an expert blended military craftsman, previous kickboxer, and fighter. He is at present endorsed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the UFC Middleweight Champion. In like manner, Adesanya is positioned number 4 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings as of March 29, 2021. He is one of the best MMA warriors and probably the best striker in blended hand to hand fighting. Discussing his MMA vocation, Israel made his expert introduction in 2012 by battling against James Griffith and won a TKO.

 John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player born on April 26, 1985. The Association of Tennis Professionals has placed him as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 19 in doubles (ATP). Isner, regarded as one of the finest servers on the ATP Tour, reached his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 after winning his first Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Miami Open and reaching the semifinals of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

Rescuers racing against the clock to save the five people trapped in a tourist submersible nearly two miles deep in the Atlantic Ocean are facing major obstacles that could make saving the people onboard extremely difficult, according to a former U.S. Navy submarine commander. Retired Capt. David Marquet told ABC News on Monday that this type of rescue operation is complicated because there aren’t nearby U.S. or Canadian underwater vessels that can go as deep as the Titanic wreckage, which sits 13,400 feet below the ocean’s surface.

New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar left Monday's game bloodied after being hit in the face with a pitch from Atlanta Braves reliever Jacob Webb. Mets manager Luis Rojas said after New York's 3-1 win that Pillar left Truist Field in Atlanta to go to the hospital and undergo a CT scan. Rojas said the team will find out more about Pillar's injury on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pillar tweeted that he was "