Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on December 7: 1732: The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London. 1787: Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1941: The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, leading to the United States’ entry into World War II. 1972: Apollo 17, …
Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on December 6: 1790: The United States Congress moved from New York City to Philadelphia. 1865: The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery. 1877: Thomas Edison demonstrated the first sound recording, reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb” at his Menlo …
Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on December 5: 1776: The Phi Beta Kappa Society, one of the oldest academic honor societies in the United States, was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. 1831: Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams took his seat in the House …
Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on December 4: 1110: The Kingdom of Jerusalem captured Sidon during the Crusades. 1783: General George Washington bid farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City after the American Revolution. 1829: The first well-recorded game of baseball was played in Beachville, Ontario, …
Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on December 3: 1775: The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, during the American Revolutionary War. 1818: Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state. 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio becomes the …
Powered by RedCircle Become friends with The A to Z English Podcast on WeChat! Account ID: wxid_b52zxbvhah6222 Here are some major historical events that occurred on December 2: 1852: The French author Victor Hugo published his classic novel “Les Misérables.” 1942: The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was successfully conducted at the University of Chicago …
Powered by RedCircle Become friends with The A to Z English Podcast on WeChat! Account ID: wxid_b52zxbvhah6222 Here are some historical events that occurred on December 1: 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 1988: Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as …
Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical world events that took place on November 30: 1872: The first-ever international football match took place between Scotland and England at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow. 1939: The Winter War began as the Soviet Union invaded Finland. 1954: The first successful kidney transplant was performed by Dr. Joseph E. …
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Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on November 29th: 1864: The Sand Creek Massacre took place in Colorado, USA, where a group of Colorado Territory militia attacked and killed about 70 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, mostly women and children. 1947: The United Nations General Assembly voted to partition Palestine into Jewish …
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Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on November 28: 1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. 1660: At Gresham College in London, scientist and architect Christopher Wren delivered the first formal astronomy lecture. 1893: Women in the …
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