1. Prince Uri Dolgorukiy wanted to celebrate some successful negotiations and was looking for a place to celebrate a feast. The place was happen to be Moscow.
2. In 1237 the Mongols burned the city to aches.
3. In 1328 Moscow earned the status of the capital of the Russian region.
4. In 1571 the Mongols attacked the city again and burned it down completely.
6. In 1712 Moscow lost the status of the capital before St. Petersburg.
7. In 1812, the war with Napoleon led to large fires in Moscow, which destroyed almost everything.
8. On the 12th of March, 1918 the City of Moscow becomes the capital of Soviet Russia.
10. Moscow celebrates its 850th anniversary in 1997 and today is one of the most respected cities in the world.