This Day in History July 17: Romanov Execution & Joan of Arc’s Triumph
Yakov Yurovsky stepped into the dimly lit cellar of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, adjusted his pistol, and ordered the sleepy Romanov family to line up against the wall. Minutes later, three centuries of imperial Russian rule ended in a chaotic hail of gunfire, smoke, and screaming. This shocking midnight execution is just one chapter…