December 12 627 – Byzantine Emperor Heraclius defeats Sassanid forces during the Byzantine-Sassanid Wars during the Battle at Nineveh 1745 – John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is born 1751 – English philosopher and politician Henry St. John, First Viscount Bolingbroke dies 1753 – George Washington reiterates Britain’s claim to the entire […]

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