This Day in World History

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on December 14: 1287: St. Lucia’s flood, a tidal surge in the North Sea, struck the Netherlands, Belgium, and England, leading to the death of tens of thousands of people. 1799: The first president of the United States, George Washington, died at Mount Vernon, Virginia. […]

Powered by RedCircle Here are some major historical events that happened on December 13: 1642: Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach the island of Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). 1937: The Nanjing Massacre begins during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Japanese forces captured the city of Nanjing, leading to mass killings, rapes, and other

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on or around December 12: 2000: The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore, effectively ending the recount of presidential votes in Florida and settling the disputed 2000 U.S. presidential election in favor of George W. Bush. 1917: Father Edward J.

Powered by RedCircle Here are a few significant events that happened on December 11: 1936: King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. 1941: The United States entered World War II following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. On December

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on December 10: 1948: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris. 1901: The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. 1898: The Treaty of Paris

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that happened on December 9: 536 – The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the city to the Eastern Roman Empire. 1851 – The first YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) in the United States is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

Powered by RedCircle Here are some significant historical events that happened on December 8: 1941: The United States enters World War II. The day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), the U.S. Congress declares war on Japan. 1980: Former Beatle John Lennon is shot and killed outside his apartment building in

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