This Day in World History

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.

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

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

Powered by RedCircle Here are a few more historical events that happened on November 27: 1703: The first Eddystone Lighthouse was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. 1895: Alfred Nobel signed his will, setting aside his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. 1940: In World War II, the Battle of Cape

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that occurred on November 26: 1942: The film “Casablanca,” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered in New York City. 1789: The United States observed its first Thanksgiving as a national holiday. 1922: The Toll of the Sea, the first general release

Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that took place on November 25: 1783: The British evacuated New York City, their last military position in the United States, during the American Revolutionary War. 1864: A Confederate force led by General John Bell Hood launched the Franklin-Nashville Campaign in the American Civil War. 1915: Albert