On This Day in History December 12, 2018

Historical Events 627  Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius beats Sassanid forces during Byzantine-Sassanid War 1901  Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada 1925  Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rezā Shāh Pahlavi takes over 1946  UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr 2000  United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore 2015  COP21 climate change summit in Paris reaches a deal between 195 countries to limit the rise in the global average temperature to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bob Pettit 86th Birthday Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944) Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) John Jay (1745 - 1829) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Peter Boyle (1935 - 2006) Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) More Famous Deaths December 12: A King Salutes Remarkable Woman Soldier Whether she went to war out of love or duty, Phoebe Hessel, who died on this day, led a remarkable life on and off the battlefield. Read the Article