December 11 What happened on this day: 1816 Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state. 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. 1961 Melvin Calvin Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the process of photosynthesis 1981 Muhammad Ali fights his last boxing match and is defeated by Trevor Berbick.・・・
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December 10
December 10 What happened on this day: 1684 Isaac Newton’s paper on the theory of gravity is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley. 1817 Mississippi is admitted as the 20th U.S. state 1864 Major General William T. Sherman’s Union Army troops reach Savannah, Georgia. 1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the・・・
December 9
December 9 What happened on this day: 1718 France Declares War on Spain 1851 The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal, Quebec. 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas premieres on television. 1984 Pro NFL player Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,003 yards 1985 Jerry Rice begins an Pro NFL streak・・・
December 8
December 8 What happened on this day: 1609 Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room, the second public library of Europe. 1941 After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan. 1980 Beatle John Lennon is killed in New York City. 1993 The North American Free Trade Agreement・・・
December 7
December 7 What happened on this day: 1787 Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Navy. This causes the US to enter WWII. 1988 Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist. 1995 The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more・・・
December 5
December 5 What happened on this day: 1492 Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola. 1932 German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa. 1955 Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1996 At 18 years old, Jermaine O’Neal becomes the NBA’s youngest player・・・
December 4
December 4 What happened on this day: 1110 The Crusaders conquer Sidon 1619 38 colonists arrive in Virginia and give thanks to God. This is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas. 1783 US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. 1969 Surfer Greg Noll rides a 65-foot wave, the・・・
December 3
December 3 What happened on this day: 1609 Galileo builds an improved telescope after hearing of Hans Lippershey’s invention. 1775 1st official U.S. flag raising takes place on the navy ship Alfred. 1818 Illinois is admitted as the 21st U.S. state. 1988 Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy Award. ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1857 Joseph・・・
December 2
December 2 What happened on this day: 1982 The first person receives a permanent artificial heart. 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as the first Emperor of France in a thousand years. 1823 US President James Monroe presents the Monroe Doctrine establishing American neutrality in future European coPro NFLicts. 1845 US President James K. Polk presents・・・
