2011 Event The Libyan National Transitional Council will move to Tripoli from Benghazi next week 2011 Event NATO announces it destroyed three television distribution facilities in Tripoli, Libya 2011 Event In Libya's capitol of Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi calls on NATO to stop its bombing campaign or else European homes offices and families will be targeted 2011 Event On a mission to destroy Muammar Gaddafi's forces, NATO jets fly over Tripoli and knock out three television stations 2011 Event In Tripoli, the compound of leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted with more bombing raids during the third night of international intervention in Libya 2011 Event In Libya, Anti-Gaddafi forces claim to have gained control Zuara, a town located west of Tripoli 1983 Event Syria and Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli 1979 Event Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya 1952 Birthday Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, born in Tripoli Libya, bomber, Pan Am 103 1943 Event British 8th army marches into Tripoli 1941 Event German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya 1941 Event Lieutenant-general Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli 1934 Event Italian colonial Tripoli and Cyrenaica annexed to Libya 1934 Birthday Rosanna Podesta, born in Tripoli, actress, Helen of Troy 1917 Birthday William Tracy, Pitts, actor, To the Shores of Tripoli 1912 Event Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1911 Event Italian troops occupy Tripoli 1815 Event U.S. flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli 1805 Event Tripoli forced to conclude peace with U.S. after war over tribute 1805 Event U.S. Marines attack shores of Tripoli 1804 Event Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it 1801 Event Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute 1560 Event Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli 1551 Event Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli 1109 Event Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli 904 Event Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies and plunders Thessalonica
