Major Edward Topham owned the land where the meteorite crashed. He exhibited it later, and today it is in the Natural History Museum in London.
Major Edward Topham owned the land where the meteorite crashed. He exhibited it later, and today it is in the Natural History Museum in London.
Kenya declared its independence from the UK.
1787: Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
It was the first of the larger states to vote to ratify the document.
Kenya declared its independence from the UK.
1787: Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
It was the first of the larger states to vote to ratify the document.
1901 1st Nobel prize awarded
5years after the death of Swedish chemist and inventor, Alfred Nobel's, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.
1901 1st Nobel prize awarded
5years after the death of Swedish chemist and inventor, Alfred Nobel's, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.
730 Battle of Marj Ardabil, Turkic Khazar army led by Barjik defeats Umayyad force, with 20,000 killed including general al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, whose head is mounted on a throne
730 Battle of Marj Ardabil, Turkic Khazar army led by Barjik defeats Umayyad force, with 20,000 killed including general al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, whose head is mounted on a throne
8 Dec 1941 U.S. enters WWII
One day after the Japanese Imperial Navy launched an attack on Pearl Harbour.
8 Dec 1941 U.S. enters WWII
One day after the Japanese Imperial Navy launched an attack on Pearl Harbour.
6 Dec 1917 – Finland declared independence from Russia.
6 Dec 1926 – Firaq Gorakhpuri was made a political prisoner of the British government early in his literary career.
6 Dec 1917 – Finland declared independence from Russia.
6 Dec 1926 – Firaq Gorakhpuri was made a political prisoner of the British government early in his literary career.
• 1936: The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as part of the Soviet Union.
• 1933: Prohibition ended in the United States. The nationwide ban on alcohol, implemented in 1920 through the 18th Amendment, was repealed following the ratification of the 21st Amendment.
• 1936: The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as part of the Soviet Union.
• 1933: Prohibition ended in the United States. The nationwide ban on alcohol, implemented in 1920 through the 18th Amendment, was repealed following the ratification of the 21st Amendment.