Members phkrause Posted December 15, 2024 Author Members Posted December 15, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 15 2011 U.S. declares an end to the War in Iraq In a ceremony held in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, the war that began in 2003 with the American-led invasion of Iraq officially comes to an end. Though today was the official end date of the Iraq War, violence continued and in fact worsened over the subsequent years. The withdrawal of American... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1970s 1973 Kidnapped grandson of Getty billionaire found Art, Literature and Film History 1944 Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel 1993 “Schindler’s List” opens, wins Steven Spielberg his first Oscar Cold War 1978 United States announces that it will recognize communist China Crime 1988 James Brown begins his prison sentence Holocaust 1961 Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die LGBTQ+ History 1973 The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses Landmarks 2001 Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens Native American History 1890 Sitting Bull killed by Indian police Sports 1925 Madison Square Garden formally opens with NHL game 1973 Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race 1974 “Catfish” Hunter becomes MLB’s first free agent in modern era U.S. Constitution 1791 Bill of Rights is finally ratified World War I 1917 Russia reaches armistice with the Central Powers World War II 1945 General MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 16, 2024 Author Members Posted December 16, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 16 1773 The Boston Tea Party In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a bill designed to... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1960s 1960 Two airplanes collide over New York City Art, Literature and Film History 1775 Jane Austen is born 1893 Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” receives its world premiere in New York City 2009 Blockbuster sci-fi film “Avatar” has its U.S. premiere Crime 1989 A terrorist bomber begins his deadly rampage Sports 1973 OJ Simpson rushes record 2,000 yards in a season U.S. Presidents 1950 President Truman declares state of emergency over Korean War 1998 U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton 1998 President Clinton orders air attack on Iraq World War I 1914 Germans bombard English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough World War II 1938 Hitler establishes Mother’s Cross to encourage German women to procreate 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 17, 2024 Author Members Posted December 17, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 17 1903 First airplane flies Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its... read more SPONSORED Save On a Year of The Atlantic Get 25% off a subscription, plus one month free. Navigate the year ahead with journalism that will inform, challenge, and delight. Get Offer 19th Century 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody makes his first stage appearance 1960s 1961 Circus catches fire in Brazil, killing hundreds 21st Century 2011 Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea, dies American Revolution 1777 France formally recognizes the United States Art, Literature and Film History 1892 First issue of “Vogue” is published 2003 Third and final “Lord of the Rings” movie opens Civil War 1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant expels Jews from his military district Cold War 1991 Boris Yeltsin announces the Soviet Union will cease to exist by New Year’s Eve Crime 1975 Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme sentenced to life for assassination attempt 1986 “Operation Iceman” nabs notorious mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski Inventions & Science 1979 Stuntman Stan Barrett breaks the sound barrier, unofficially Middle Eastern History 2010 Street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolates in Tunisia, igniting the Arab Spring U.S. Government and Politics 1944 U.S. approves end to internment of Japanese Americans 1963 Clean Air Act becomes law World War II 1941 Commander at Pearl Harbor relieved of his duties Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 18, 2024 Author Members Posted December 18, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 18 1620 Mayflower arrives at Plymouth Harbor On December 18, 1620, with the English ship Mayflower anchored in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, a small party of sailors from the vessel go ashore, as its passengers prepare to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony.... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT Art, Literature and Film History 1961 The Tokens earn a #1 hit with “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” European History 1912 News breaks of “Piltdown Man” fossil discovery Slavery 1865 Slavery abolished in America with adoption of 13th amendment Sports 1932 First NFL playoff game is played indoors U.S. Presidents 1915 Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt 1972 Joe Biden loses first wife and daughter in tragic car accident 2019 Donald Trump impeached for the first time Vietnam War 1972 Nixon announces start of “Christmas Bombing” of North Vietnam World War I 1916 Battle of Verdun ends World War II 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 19, 2024 Author Members Posted December 19, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 19 1998 President Clinton impeached After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton, the second president in American history to be impeached, vowed to finish... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1776 Thomas Paine publishes “The American Crisis” 1777 George Washington leads troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge Art, Literature and Film History 1843 “A Christmas Carol” is published 1997 “Titanic” sails into theaters Asian History 1984 Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China Cold War 1986 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov released from internal exile Colonial America 1732 Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanack” is published Crime 1986 World Series parachutist sentenced Space Exploration 1972 Last lunar-landing mission ends Sports 1917 National Hockey League opens its first season 1990 Bo Jackson becomes first athlete named to NFL, MLB all-star games World War II 1941 Hitler takes command of the German army Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 20, 2024 Author Members Posted December 20, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 20 1957 Elvis Presley is drafted On December 20, 1957, while spending the Christmas holidays at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-and-roll star Elvis Presley receives his draft notice for the United States Army. With a suggestive style—one writer called him “Elvis the Pelvis”—a hit movie, "Love Me Tender," and a... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1995 NATO assumes peacekeeping duties in Bosnia Art, Literature and Film History 1989 “Roger & Me” opens in U.S. theaters Cold War 1963 Berlin Wall opened for first time Crime 1986 Man chased to his death in Howard Beach hate crime Latin American & Caribbean History 1989 The U.S. invades Panama Vietnam War 1960 National Liberation Front formed World War II 1941 Hitler to Halder: No retreat! Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 22, 2024 Author Members Posted December 22, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 21 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground. A bomb hidden inside an audio cassette player detonated in the cargo area when the... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1866 Native warriors ambush 81 U.S. soldiers in Fetterman Massacre 21st Century 2012 “Gangnam Style” becomes the first YouTube video to reach one billion views Art, Literature and Film History 1967 “The Graduate” opens in New York 1996 “Curious George” co-creator Margret Rey dies Crime 1954 A sensationalized murder trial inspires “The Fugitive” 1980 Socialite Sunny von Bulow is found comatose European History 1958 Charles de Gaulle elected president of France Space Exploration 1968 Apollo 8 departs for lunar orbit Sports 1891 First basketball game played U.S. Presidents 1970 President Nixon meets Elvis Presley World War II 1945 General George S. Patton dies Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 22, 2024 Author Members Posted December 22, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 22 1956 First gorilla born in captivity On December 22, 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. Weighing in at approximately 4 pounds, Colo, a western lowland gorilla whose name was a combination of Columbus and Ohio, was the daughter of Millie and... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1884 Cattleman John Chisum dies in Arkansas Art, Literature and Film History 1808 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony given world premiere in Vienna 1849 Fyodor Dostoevsky spared from execution 1993 “Philadelphia,” the first major Hollywood movie about AIDS, opens in theaters Civil War 1864 General Sherman presents President Lincoln with a Christmas gift Cold War 1989 Romanian government falls Crime 1978 John Wayne Gacy confesses to dozens of murders 1984 Bernhard Goetz shoots four youths on the subway 2001 “Shoe bomber” Richard Reid attempts to detonate bombs on Paris-Miami flight European History 1894 Albert Dreyfus found guilty, sparking French scandal Latin American & Caribbean History 1988 Chico Mendes, leading Brazilian conservationist, is assassinated Sports 1894 Governing body for U.S. golf is founded U.S. Presidents 1968 Julie Nixon marries David Eisenhower Vietnam War 1971 Soviet Union attacks Chinese policy toward Vietnam World War I 1917 Russian-German peace talks begin at Brest-Litovsk World War II 1941 Churchill and Roosevelt discuss war and peace Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 23, 2024 Author Members Posted December 23, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 23 1888 Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear On December 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France. He later documented the event in a painting titled "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear." Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT American Revolution 1783 George Washington resigns as commander in chief Art, Literature and Film History 1823 The poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” is first published 1959 Chuck Berry is indicted on Mann Act charges in St. Louis, Missouri 1997 Woody Allen marries Soon-Yi Previn Black History 1867 Madam C.J. Walker is born Christmas 1823 The poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” is first published Cold War 1968 Crew of USS Pueblo released by North Korea Colonial America 1620 Construction of Plymouth settlement begins Crime 2009 “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado Exploration 1986 Voyager completes global flight Inventions & Science 1982 Chemical contamination prompts evacuation of Missouri town 1983 The journal "Science" publishes first academic report on nuclear winter Sports 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play 1982 Chaminade shocks No. 1 Virginia in one of greatest upsets in sports history World War II 1944 The execution of Eddie Slovik is authorized 1948 Japanese war criminals hanged in Tokyo Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 25, 2024 Author Members Posted December 25, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 24 1979 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan On December 24, 1979, the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. As midnight approached, the Soviets organized a massive military airlift into Kabul, involving an estimated 280 transport aircraft and three divisions of almost... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1814 Treaty signed to end the War of 1812 1851 Fire ravages Library of Congress Art, Literature and Film History 1973 Stephenie Meyer, best-selling author of “Twilight” novels, is born Cold War 1952 McCarran-Walter Act goes into effect, revising immigration laws Inventions & Science 1801 Richard Trevithick introduces his “Puffing Devil” 1948 A family moves into the world’s first fully solar house U.S. Presidents 1923 President Coolidge lights first national Christmas tree Vietnam War 1964 Viet Cong bomb Brinks Hotel 1972 Bob Hope gives his last show in Vietnam Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 25, 2024 Author Members Posted December 25, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 25 1914 The Christmas Truce Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands... read more American Revolution 1776 George Washington crosses the Delaware Art, Literature and Film History 1895 The legend of “Stagger Lee” is born 1941 Bing Crosby introduces “White Christmas” to the world 1962 “To Kill a Mockingbird” film premieres in Los Angeles Cold War 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the USSR Religion 6 Christ is born? Sports 1971 Miami Dolphins beat Kansas City Chiefs in NFL’s longest game 2002 Katie Hnida is first woman to play in Division I football game Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 26, 2024 Author Members Posted December 26, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 26 1946 Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo Hotel Mobster Bugsy Siegel opens the glitzy Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 26, 1946. Well-known singer and comedian Jimmy Durante headlined the night’s entertainment, with music by Cuban band leader Xavier Cugat. Some of infamous gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s Hollywood friends,... read more 19th Century 1820 Moses Austin asks Spain for Texas colony American Revolution 1776 George Washington wins first major U.S. victory at Trenton Annual Observances 1941 FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday 1966 The first Kwanzaa Art, Literature and Film History 1973 “The Exorcist” opens in theaters Crime 1996 Body of six‑year‑old JonBenét Ramsey is found Inventions & Science 1956 Carmaker Preston Tucker dies Natural Disasters & Environment 2004 Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast Sports 1908 Jack Johnson wins heavyweight title U.S. Presidents 1972 Harry Truman dies World War I 1917 U.S. government takes over control of nation’s railroads World War II 1941 Office of Price Administration announces automobile tire rationing 1943 Britain surprises German attacker in the Arctic 1944 General Patton relieves Allies at Bastogne Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 27, 2024 Author Members Posted December 27, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 27 1932 Radio City Music Hall opens At the height of the Great Depression, thousands turn out for the opening of Radio City Music Hall, a magnificent Art Deco theater in New York City. Radio City Music Hall was designed as a palace for the people, a place of beauty where ordinary people could see high-quality entertainment. Since its... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1904 J.M. Barrie’s play “Peter Pan” opens in London Cold War 1979 Soviets take over in Afghanistan Crime 1900 Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes bar 1985 World‑renowned primatologist Dian Fossey is found murdered in Rwanda European History 1831 Charles Darwin sets sail from England Middle Eastern History 2007 Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto assassinated Space Exploration 1968 Apollo 8 returns to Earth U.S. Presidents 1944 FDR seizes control of Montgomery Ward World War I 1918 Polish citizens take up arms against German troops in Poznan Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 28, 2024 Author Members Posted December 28, 2024 THIS DAY IN HISTORY December 28 1895 First commercial movie screened On December 28, 1895, the world’s first commercial movie screening takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was made by Louis and Auguste Lumière, two French brothers who developed a camera-projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumière brothers unveiled their invention to the public in... read more Art, Literature and Film History 1973 “The Gulag Archipelago” is published 1991 Nine killed in a stampede outside a hip-hop celebrity basketball game Crime 1793
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