This Day in History
Today: December 6, 2025
1060
Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.[1]
1240
Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.[2]
1492
After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.[3]
1534
The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.[4]
1648
Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial.
1704
Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
1745
Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
1790
The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
1803
Five French warships attempting to escape the Royal Naval blockade of Saint-Domingue are all seized by British warships, signifying the end of the Haitian Revolution.[5]
1865
Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6]
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