TWiH: December 11-15, 2023

This week in History

Monday: on December 11, 220

The Han Dynasty in China ended when Emperor Xian abdicated and Cao Pi took the throne. BItH Unit 9, Peoples IX: Han Dynasty

Tuesday: on December 12, 1731

Evolutionist Erasmus Darwin was born. BItH Unit 1, Section 2: What is Evolution?

Wednesday: on December 13, 1355

Ibn Battuta finished his work, A Masterpiece to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling. BItH Unit 9, Section 26: Maritime Trade

Thursday: on December 14, 1546

Tycho Brahe, Danish Renaissance astronomer, was born. BItH Unit 19, Section 55: Scientific Revolution

Friday: on December 15, 533

Byzantine Emperor Belisarius defeats Vandals of North Africa in the Vandalic Wars. BItH Unit 8, Section 24: Africa in Antiquity

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