The Truce of Calais was agreed by King Edward III of England and King Philip VI of France (depicted) on 28 September 1347. After ten years of war both countries were financially and militarily exhausted and Pope Clement VI brokered a truce, to run until 7 July 1348. The Black Death caused the truce to be renewed in 1348, 1349 and 1350. The truce effectively restricted fighting, but did not stop repeated naval clashes nor much fighting on a smaller scale. In 1351 the truce was renewed for one year but in January 1352 full-scale fighting broke out again. On 6 April 1354 a new truce and an outline of a permanent peace treaty were agreed as the Treaty of Guînes. However, King John II of France then decided on an ambitious series of offensives for the 1355 campaigning season and repudiated the treaty. Yet another extension to the Truce of Calais was agreed, until 24 June, when it finally expired. The war resumed in force in October 1355. (This article is part of a featured topic: Hundred Years' War, 1345–1347.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1924:

A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation

1963:

Whaam!, now considered one of Roy Lichtenstein's most important works, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaam!

2006:

Typhoon Xangsane passed Manila on its way to causing more than 300 deaths, mostly in the Phillippines and Vietnam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Xangsane

2012:

War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kismayo_%282012%29

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

bibliopoly: (literary) Bookselling. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bibliopoly

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It is easier to make war than make peace.   --Georges Clemenceau https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Georges_Clemenceau