On This Day in History |
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 | Siege weapons and logistic supplies of the Mongol army laying siege to Kyiv |
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1240 Mongols led by Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kyiv after an 8 day siege; out of 50,000 people in the city only 2,000 survive. |
1865 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery (except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted). |
 | Thomas Edison with his second phonograph, photographed in 1878 |
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1877 Thomas Edison enters the offices of Scientific American and turns the crank on his cylinder phonograph, astonishing those present with the recording, "Good morning. How do you do? How do you like the phonograph?" |
1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland. |
1998 Hugo Chávez is elected President of Venezuela. |
2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. |
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Saint Nicholas died on this day but happily the tradition associated with him of giving gifts to others, especially children, has survived the centuries. |
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