Today:
627 – The Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine forces under Emperor Heraclius defeat the Persian Empire led by King Khosrow II, marking a pivotal victory in the Byzantine-Sasanian War.
1098 – During the First Crusade, the Crusaders conquer Ma’arrat al-Numan, massacring much of the population.
1408 – The Order of the Dragon, a chivalric order, is founded by King Sigismund of Hungary to defend Christianity and resist the Ottoman Empire.
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1862 – During the American Civil War, the USS Cairo, an ironclad gunboat, sinks after striking a mine in the Yazoo River in Mississippi.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1901 – Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal in Newfoundland, Canada.
1911 – Delhi becomes the capital of India after King George V announces the transfer of the capital from Calcutta during the Delhi Durbar.
1963 – Kenya gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes a sovereign nation.
1991 – The Russian Federation gains independence from the Soviet Union, marking the end of the USSR’s governance over Russia.
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