December 6: Mongols Destroy Kiev, Slavery Abolished in the US and the Anglo-Irish Treaty

On This Day in History December 6, 2020 Historical Events 1240  Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev; out of 50,000 people in the city only 2,000 survive 1865  13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery 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 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Agnes Moorehead (1900 - 1974) Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805 - 1871) Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918) Stefanie Scott 24th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889) Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903 - 1990) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for December 2 - 8 What did FDR call Pearl Harbor in a speech to Congress a day after the attack? What was patented in the US in 1909 sparking the birth of the plastics industry? Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand