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Friday, December 6, 2024

On This Day in History

December 6

  

Historical Events

Siege weapons and logistic supplies of the Mongol army laying siege to Kyiv

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). 

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 is signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland. 

2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. 

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Famous Birthdays

John Singleton Mosby
1833 - 1916 

Agnes Moorehead
1900 - 1974 

Baby Face Nelson
1908 - 1934 

Satoru Iwata
1959 - 2015 

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Famous Deaths

Jefferson Davis
1808 - 1889 

Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892 

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St Nicholas – The Man Behind Santa Claus

Saint Nicholas died on this day but happily the tradition associated with him of giving gifts to others, especially children, has survived the centuries. 

Saint Nicholas 

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