Today in History - December 18
The New Jersey ratifying caucus approved the Constitution on December 18, 1787. Continue reading.
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Today in History - December 18 The New Jersey ratifying caucus approved the Constitution on December 18, 1787. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more..
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A bit of December 18th history… 1271 - Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty in China 1719 - “Mother Goose’s Melodies For Children” published 1892 - Peter Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Nutcracker Suite” premiers in St Petersburg, Russia; now the world’s most performed ballet 1912 - Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit by Charles Dawson 1916 - Battle of Verdon, longest of WWI officially ends in German defeat after 9 months of fighting and almost 1 million casualties 1917 - The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution authorizing prohibition of alcohol is approved by US Congress and sent to the states for ratification 1966 - Dr Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” airs for 1st time (pictured) 2009 - James Cameron’s “Avatar” released, becomes highest-grossing film of all time 2019 - US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress A bit of December 18th history… 1271 - Kublai Khan renames his... Today in History - December 17 On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Continue reading. On December 17, 1979, President Jimmy Carter walked to Lafayette Square from the White House to participate in the first National Menorah Lighting, in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Continue reading. On December 17, 1908, Willard Frank Libby was born on a farm in Grand Valley, Colorado. Libby, a physical chemist, won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the technique known as radiocarbon dating. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of December 17th history… 1398 - Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud’s armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and charging them at Sultan’s armored elephants 1538 - Pope Paul II excommunicates King Henry VIII of England 1843 - Henry Cole, founder of London’s V&A Museum, commissions printing of the 1st Christmas Card (pictured) 1900 - 1st prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials; Martians excluded, considered too easy 1900 - New Ellis Island Immigration Station completed costing $1.5 million 1903 - The Wright Brothers make the 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight at Kitty Hawk, NC 1969 - USAF closed Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings 1989 - “The Simpsons” premiers A bit of December 17th history… 1398 - Tamerlane captures and... Today in History - December 16 On the afternoon of December 16, 1864, Union troops led by General George H. Thomas devastated Confederate forces at Nashville, Tennessee. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of December 16th history… 1653 - Parliamentarian General, Oliver Cromwell, appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689 - English Parliament passes Bill of Rights establishing limits on crown’s powers and requirements for regular elections 1773 - Boston Tea Party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston Harbor in protest against British imposed Tea Act (pictured) 1907 - As a gesture of the US’s new presence as a world power, President Roosevelt sends the ‘Great White Fleet’ on a round-the-world cruise, visiting ports internationally 1944 - Nazi Germany launches a counteroffensive against the Allies in Belgium, beginning the “Battle of the Bulge” 1953 - 1st White House Press Conference - Eisenhower & 161 reporters 1998 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - the US and UK bomb targets in Iraq 2009 - Ben Bernanke, Chair of the US Federal Reserve is named Time’s Person of the Year for rescuing the global economy from the Great Recession A bit of December 16th history… 1653 - Parliamentarian General,... Today in History - December 15 On December 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of December 15th history… 1488 - Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming 1st known European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope 1612 - German astronomer Simon Marius is 1st to observe Andromeda galaxy through a telescope 1791 - US Bill of Rights ratified, becomes amendments 1-10 of US Constitution 1939 - “Gone With the Wind” premieres 1944 - Glenn Miller, band leader, lost over English Channel 1973 - American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not a mental illness 1979 - Chris Haney and Scott Abbot develop board game Trivial Pursuit 2018 - Egyptian archaeologists announce discovery of 4,400 year old tomb of 5th Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo (pictured) A bit of December 15th history… 1488 - Bartolomeu Dias returns... Today in History - December 14 At 10:00 p.m. on December 14, 1799, George Washington died at his Mt. Vernon home after five decades of service to his country. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of December 14th history… 1542 - Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old 1656 - Artificial pearls 1st manufactured in Paris, made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales 1774 - 1st incident of American Revolution - 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary 1911 - Norwegian Roald Amundsend’s expedition is 1st to reach the South Pole (pictured) 1993 - “Philadelphia” one of the 1st mainstream films about AIDS premieres 2012 - 28 people, including 20 children, are shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut 2018 - Report by Reuters US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson knew for decades their talc was contaminated with asbestos A bit of December 14th history… 1542 - Princess Mary Stuart... |
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