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
Source: Onthisday.com
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