Today in History

1833
Oberlin College,a private liberal institution is the 1st U.S. co-ed college to open.Its located 35 miles Southwest of Cleveland,Ohio
1926
detective novelist, Agatha Christie disappears for 11 days.She was dealing with the death of her mother,going through a divorce from her 1st husband, Archie Christie
1967
South Africian heart doctor, Dr Christiaan Barnard performs the 1st human heart transplant. The patient, Louis Washansky regains consciousness speaks with his wife&reporters. He lived for 18 days,was 55
1984
A Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal,India mistakenly leaks a highly toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate into the air.It kills 3,000 residents instantly,578,000 were injured. The area had 900,000 residents at the time The cause was human&mechanical error, one of the worst industrial diasters in history
2017
The 1st pizza party in space occurred at the International Space Station
2019
70th anniv of NATO with a gathering of world leaders in London,England with a reception given by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace
 

1791
Britain's Observer is 1st published,its the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world still printing
1909
Montreal Canadiens,NHL hockey team is the oldest franchise still in operation. The club was co created by J. Ambrose O'Brien& Jack Laviolette,orignial name' Club de Hockey Canadien'
1945
Senate approves U. S. participation in the United Nations
1978
Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's 1st female mayor. She has been representing Calif as U. S. senator since 1992
 

This day in History December 5th

1905 UK - - Cabinet Resigns
A crisis in British politics was brewing. The premier of England, Arthur J. Balfour and his cabinet resigned and King Edward asked Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to put together a new government. The old parliament was not to dissolve until the New Year. One of the major issues in British politics at this time was the question of home rule for Ireland.

1927 Canada -- Roller Canary Championship
For the first time in history, a Roller Canary Championship, open to the entire world took place in the west. Defeating all other warbling birds owner William Latimer, President of the Western Canada Roller Canary Club, had the canary who was the undefeated champion. The Manitoba Free Press explained, "Each bird was given five minutes in which to sing, after which the cage was closed and the next bird given his chance.

1932 Soviet Union -- Ration cards
The Soviet Union decided to shift the distribution of food, clothing, and other supplies to the factories, out of the hands of the government. Ration cards were to be given to the public and it was up to the factories to procure the goods.

1933 U.S.A. -- 18th Amendment Ends
Prohibition comes to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment Available

1945 Bermuda - - Aircraft Lost In Bermuda Triangle
Five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for 120 miles, north for 73 miles, and then back over a final 120-mile leg that would return them to the naval base. They never returned. This area is known as the Bermuda Triangle and is renowned for causing instrument malfunctions including Compass and Radio Malfunctions. The Bermuda Triangle is said to stretch from the southern U.S. coast across to Bermuda and down to the Atlantic coast of Cuba and Santo Domingo.
 
5th December

1697 The first Sunday service was held in the new St Paul's Cathedral, London. ⛪

1766 James Christie, the founder of the famous auctioneers, held his first sale in London. Christie's main London salesroom is on King Street in St. James's, where it has been based since 1823.

1928 England beat Australia by a record 675 runs in the Test at Brisbane. 🏏

1958 The Queen dialled Edinburgh and spoke to the Lord Provost from Bristol, to inaugurate the first direct dialled trunk call, known as STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling).

2005 The Civil Partnership Act came into effect in the United Kingdom. It gave same-sex couples rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. In addition a formal process for dissolving partnerships was put in place, akin to divorce.

2013 The death, aged 95, of Nelson Mandela.
 
1848
U. S. President,James Polk triggers 1849 'gold rush when he confirms a gold discovery was found in Calif
1854
Aaron Allen in Boston,Mass patents folding theatre chair
1964
Capt Roger Donlon is awarded 1st Medal of Honor in Vietnam War for successfully repelling a Viet Cong attack
2018
a 1954 letter by Albert Einstein on the concept of religion sells for $2.9 mill at Christies in NYC
 
This day in History December 6th

1917 Munitions Ship Explodes In Halifax Harbor Killing 1,800

1922 Irish Free State is created

1962 Deadly Smog Spreads In England

1969 Altamont Rolling Stones Concert Disaster

1989 École Polytechnique massacre Montreal
 
1865
the 13th Amendment of U. S. Constitution is ratified,abolishing slavery
1877
newspaper, Washington Post publishes its 1st edition
1897
London becomes the world's 1st city to host licensed taxicabs
1947
Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated
1956
Nelson Mandela was arrested along with 156 others for political activites in South Africa
1964
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' premieres on NBC,actor Burl Ives narrated the story,acts as "Sam the Snowman".The script was inspired from the beloved Xmas song'Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer' written by Johnny Marks. Its the longest running holiday special in history,been on TV every yr since its debut
2018
oldest known plague sample found in a 4,900 yr old remains of a 20 yr old woman in Southern Sweden
 
Dec 7th
chemist/inventor, Leo Bakeland patents 1st thermo-selling plastic," Bakelite" which sparks the beginning of the plastic industry
1941
Imperial Japanese Navy, in a surprise attack with 353 planes against U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii,kills 2,403 people
1963 The 1st use of instant replay machine invented by CBS was used during the Navy vs Army college football game
1982
Charles Brooks,Jr who kidnapped and murdered a Forth Worth,TX auto mechanic becomes the 1st U. S. prisoner to die by lethal injection
2020
singer, Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog with over 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million
 
1902
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr becomes Supreme Court justice
1915
WWI soldier/poet, John Mc Crae's poem,'In Flanders Field' appears anonymously in "Punch' magazine
1941
Pres Franklin Roosevelt addresses his' Day of Infamy' speech to U.S. Congress day after Pearl Harbor was attacked
1956
at the XVI Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne,Australia a new Olympic tradtion begins. The atheletes mingle together walk into the area to close the games
2010
Space X owned by entrepreneur, Elon Musk becomes the 1st private own company to successfully launch,orbit,recover a space craft
 
1854
Alfred Tennyson's poem'Charge of the Light Brigade' is published
1889
Pres. Benjamin Harrison dedicates the Chicago Auditourm,then the largest building in the U.S. It was designed by the 'father of skyscrapers',Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler
1965
CBS debuts' A Charlie Brown Christmas',1st 'Peanuts' animated special
1992
a multinational attempt to restore order in conflict ridden Mogadishu,Somalia. Pres George H.W. Bush sends 1800 Marines in a mission known as 'Operation Restore Hope'.International first aid workers with the help from the U.S. troops begin to restore food distrubition& other humanitarian operations.The violence continues,U.S.soldiers were killed in skirmishes. In'94 U.S troops left the country
2015
Time Magazine names German Chancellor,Angela Merkel its'Person of the Yr' for her handling of debt&refugee crisis
 
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This day in History December 8th

1941 US Enters World War II

1980 Former Beatle John Lennon was shot dead in New York

1993 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Signed into Law
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It's hard to believe that John Lennon died... 41 years ago.
 
Dec 10th
1898
Treaty of Paris which ended Spanish-American War is signed by Pres. McKinley. The United States acquires Phillipines,Puerto Rico, and Guam
1901
The 1st Nobel Prizes covering fields of medicine,physics,chemistry,peace&literature were awarded in Stockholm,Sweden. The ceremony honored Alfred Nobel a Swedish inventor of dynamite&other high explosives. The prizes are reknown today as the most prestigious awards ,are presented annually on Dec 10th of every yr. In 2018, each award carried a cash prize of $900,000 receipents also are awarded a gold medal
1962
movie' Lawrence of Arabia' directed by David Lean premieres.Its the story of adventurer,T. E. Lawrence starring Peter O'Toole in lead role,others in cast, Alec Guiness, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains,Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle,Jack Hawkins. The movie won 7 Oscars including picture, director.It was O'Toole's 1st major role made him a star
1991
architect,I.M. Pei receives $5 million for his design of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Museum
2013
Mary Barra becomes the 1st female CEO of a major automobile company at General Motors
 
This day in History December 11th

1936 King Edward VIII Abdicates to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson

1946 UNICEF Established

1985 The Unabomber kills his first victim, Hugh Scrutton

1990 Ivana Trump filed for divorce from real estate mogul Donald Trump

1997 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan ( Kyoto Protocol )
 
1620
Myles Standish,the military leader of the Plymouth Colony, Mass he&18 other settlers were attacked by 30 Native Americans. This incident became known as the '1st Encounter'
1913
Mona Lisa was recovered 2 yrs after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris
1946
United Nations Children's Fund{UNICEF} is established
1985
General Electric acquires RCA Corp and its subsidiary,NBC network
2008
financier Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securites fraud in a $50 million Ponzi scheme. He is found guilty ,sentenced to 150yrs in prison He died in April 2021
 

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