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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Decisive Battle: Heraclius vs. Rhahzadh - Turning Point in Byzantine-Persian Conflict (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

10 min • 12 december 2023

A Daily Dose of History (12 Dec 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
  • Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
  • Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
  • American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
  • Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
  • Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
  • Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
  • Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
  • Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
  • Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
  • HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
  • Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.

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