Archive List for December（2 / 4Page）

December 21 What happened on this day: 1620 The Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock. 1913 The first crossword puzzle is published 1937 The film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs first premiers. 1958 Charles de Gaulle is elected President of France ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1879 Joseph Stalin :・・・

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December 20 What happened on this day: 1958 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice. 1803 Louisiana Purchase completed at a ceremony in New Orleans. 1860 South Carolina becomes first state to secede from the United States. 1951 Nuclear power is first used. It lights up four light bulbs. 1957 Elvis Presley given his draft notice・・・

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December 19 What happened on this day: 1732 Benjamin Franklin begins publication of his Poor Richard’s Almanac. 1777 George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. 1984 Wayne Gretzky at age 23 is the youngest NHL player to score 1,000 points 1997 The movie Titanic is released. It will be the・・・

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December 18 What happened on this day: 1932 The 1st Pro NFL Pro football playoff game takes place. 1892 The first performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker is held 1961 Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in an NBA game : the second highest points total ever. 1964 The Pink Panther cartoon series premieres on television.・・・

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December 17 What happened on this day: 1843 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is first published. 1903 The Wright Brothers make the first powered heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1989 The first episode of The Simpsons airs on television. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the・・・

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December 16 What happened on this day: 1773 The Boston Tea Party occurs when the Sons of Liberty dump crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. 1915 Albert Einstein publishes the General Theory of Relativity 1972 Miami Dolphins become the 1st Pro NFL team to go undefeated. 1973 O.・・・

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December 15 What happened on this day: 1791 The United States Bill of Rights becomes law after being ratified by the Virginia legislature. 1891 James Naismith introduces the first version of the sport basketball. 1939 Gone with the Wind, one of the most famous movies of all time, premiers in Atlanta, Georgia. 1290 BC Ramesses・・・

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December 14 What happened on this day: 1542 Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at the age of only six days old. 1819 Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state. 1900 In a key event in the development of Quantum Mechanics, Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation・・・

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December 13 What happened on this day: 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets out from England on his round-the-world voyage. 1769 Dartmouth College is founded 1862 At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Burnside. 1949 The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. 1978 The・・・

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December 12 What happened on this day: 1911 Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India. 1915 President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, reinstates the monarchy and proclaims himself Emperor of China. 1963 Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom. 1979 Northern Rhodesia changes its name to Zimbabwe. 1987 Mookie Blaylock sets・・・

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