Tuesday, December 31, 2013
December 31 - The Day in History
| December 31 : General Interest 1999: Panama Canal turned over to Panama On this day in 1999, the United States, in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, officially hands over control of the Panama Canal, putting the strategic waterway into Panamanian hands for the first time... read more American Revolution 1775 : Patriots are defeated at Quebec http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriots-are-defeated-at-quebec Automotive 1927 : Henry Ford publishes the last issue of the Dearborn Independent http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-publishes-the-last-issue-of-the-dearborn-independent Civil War 1862 : Confederate General Forrest escapes capture at Parker's Crossroads http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-parkers-crossroads Cold War 1978 : United States ends official relations with Nationalist China http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-ends-official-relations-with-nationalist-china Crime 1984 : Subway vigilante turns himself in http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/subway-vigilante-turns-himself-in Disaster 1972 : Baseball star dies in plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baseball-star-dies-in-plane-crash General Interest 1600 : Charter granted to the East India Company http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charter-granted-to-the-east-india-company 1775 : Patriots defeated at Quebec http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriots-defeated-at-quebec 1879 : Edison demonstrates incandescent light http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/edison-demonstrates-incandescent-light 1968 : Soviets test supersonic airliner http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-test-supersonic-airliner Hollywood 1937 : Anthony Hopkins born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anthony-hopkins-born Literary 1972 : Pete Hamill quits drinking http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pete-hamill-quits-drinking Music 1985 : Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rick-nelson-dies-in-a-plane-crash Old West 1943 : John Denver born in New Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-denver-born-in-new-mexico Presidential 1961 : Kennedy and Khrushchev exchange holiday greetings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-and-khrushchev-exchange-holiday-greetings Sports 1972 : Plane carrying Roberto Clemente crashes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-carrying-roberto-clemente-crashes Vietnam War 1968 : Bloodiest year of the war ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloodiest-year-of-the-war-ends 1971 : U.S. annual casualty figures down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-annual-casualty-figures-down 1972 : U.S. and communist negotiators prepare to return to the Paris talks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-and-communist-negotiators-prepare-to-return-to-the-paris-talks World War I 1880 : American general and diplomat George C. Marshall is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-general-and-diplomat-george-c-marshall-is-born World War II 1944 : Hungary declares war on Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hungary-declares-war-on-germany |
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December 30 - The Day in History
| December 30 : General Interest 1922: USSR established In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan, and Armenian republics)... read more American Revolution 1803 : Francis Lewis dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/francis-lewis-dies Automotive 1936 : Sit-down strike begins in Flint http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sit-down-strike-begins-in-flint Civil War 1862 : U.S.S. Monitor sinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-monitor-sinks Cold War 1950 : Acheson calls for renewed effort to meet communist threat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/acheson-calls-for-renewed-effort-to-meet-communist-threat Crime 1994 : An anti-abortion activist goes on a murder spree http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-anti-abortion-activist-goes-on-a-murder-spree Disaster 1903 : Fire breaks out in Chicago theater http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fire-breaks-out-in-chicago-theater General Interest 1853 : Southern U.S. border established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/southern-us-border-established 1916 : Rasputin murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rasputin-murdered 1965 : Marcos inaugurated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marcos-inaugurated Hollywood 1940 : Cheers co-creator and famed TV director James Burrows born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cheers-co-creator-and-famed-tv-director-james-burrows-born Literary 1816 : Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/percy-bysshe-shelley-and-mary-wollstonecraft-godwin-wed Music 1968 : Led Zeppelin captured live for the first time in Spokane gym http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/led-zeppelin-captured-live-for-the-first-time-in-spokane-gym Old West 1905 : Former Idaho governor Steunenberg assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-idaho-governor-steunenberg-assassinated Presidential 1852 : Rutherford B. Hayes marries Lucy Webb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rutherford-b-hayes-marries-lucy-webb Sports 1978 : OSU fires coach Woody Hayes for attacking an opposing player http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/osu-fires-coach-woody-hayes-for-attacking-an-opposing-player Vietnam War 1970 : U.S. Navy transfers some responsibility to South Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-navy-transfers-some-responsibility-to-south-vietnamese 1972 : Negotiations to resume in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/negotiations-to-resume-in-paris World War I 1916 : Rasputin is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rasputin-is-murdered World War II 1884 : Tojo is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tojo-is-born |
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December 29 - The Day in History
| December 29 : General Interest 1890: U.S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee On this day in 1890, in the final chapter of America's long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota... read more American Revolution 1778 : British capture Savannah, Georgia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-capture-savannah-georgia Automotive 1989 : Actor Christian Slater arrested for drunk driving http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-christian-slater-arrested-for-drunk-driving Civil War 1862 : Union is thwarted at the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-chickasaw-bluffs Cold War 1956 : United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-prepares-new-strategic-plan-for-middle-east Crime 1985 : The "Railway Rapist" commits his first murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-railway-rapist-commits-his-first-murder Disaster 1876 : Bridge collapses in Ohio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bridge-collapses-in-ohio General Interest 1170 : The making of an English martyr http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-making-of-an-english-martyr 1845 : Texas enters the Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-enters-the-union 1940 : Worst air raid on London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-air-raid-on-london Hollywood 1947 : Cheers star Ted Danson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cheers-star-ted-danson-born Literary 1916 : Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-is-published Music 1957 : Pat Boone earns second #1 hit with "April Love" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pat-boone-earns-second-1-hit-with-quotapril-lovequot Old West 1890 : U.S. Army massacres Sioux at Wounded Knee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-army-massacres-sioux-at-wounded-knee Presidential 1808 : Andrew Johnson is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-johnson-is-born Sports 1878 : Cuban professional baseball league holds first game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-professional-baseball-league-holds-first-game Vietnam War 1962 : Saigon announces success of strategic hamlet program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saigon-announces-success-of-strategic-hamlet-program 1966 : Johnson Administration responds to Harrison Salisbury's charges http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-administration-responds-to-harrison-salisburys-charges World War I 1915 : French government gives land for British war cemeteries http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-government-gives-land-for-british-war-cemeteries World War II 1940 : Germans raid London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-raid-london |
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