Monday, May 10, 2010

9 May in History

1457 B.C.--the Battle of Megiddo between Egyptian forces under Thutmoses III and the Canaanites under the King of Kadesh.

1012 B.C.--a Solar eclipse is observed and recorded at Ugarit.

1502--Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his fourth journey to the New World.

1936--Itlay annexes the Kingdom of Ethiopia after having seized Addis Ababa on 5 May.

1955--The Federal Republic of Germany joins NATO.

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