Today in History

Dec 11th
1620
102 Mayflower Pilgrims,30 crew members land at Plymouth Rock,Mass
1985
General Electric acquired RCA Corp and its subsidary,NBC network
 

Dec 12th
1800
Washington D.C. established as capital of U.S.
1899
George Bryant patents wooden golf tee
1980
Apple made its ititial public offering on U.S. stock market.In 2008,it became the 1st U.S. company valued at over 1 trillion dollars
 
Dec 13th
1920
The League of Nations established the International Court of Justice in the Hague
1961
The Beatles signed a formal agreement to have Brian Epstein become their manager
1975
The 1st time SNL used a 5 second time delay.Richard Pryor was the host
 
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Dec 14th
1911
Norweigian Roald Amundsen's expedition is 1st to reach the South Pole
1946
United General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York City
1993
Tom Hanks wins his 1st Best Actor Academy Award for his moving performance in 'Philadelphia" as a gay lawyer fired from his law firm because he has the disease
 
Today in 1542...death of King James V of Scotland. His daughter Mary, just 6 days old, becomes Queen. Her tumultuous personal and political life would come to an end with her execution on February 8th 1587 on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.
 
Today in 1900... an American steamer passing the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on the uninhabited island of Eilean Mor notes that the light is not working. This is also the date of the last entry in the lighthouse keepers log; ‘Storm ended, sea calm. God is over all’. And so begins a baffling maritime mystery...
 
1944
big band leader,Glenn Miller lost over the English Channel
1962
comedian,Vaughan Meader who was famous for his impersonation of Pres.John F.Kennedy,releases his comedy album'First Family" which stays # 1 on the charts for 12 weeks.After JFK is assassinated,Meader fades into obscurity.He died in '04
2015
mayor of Flint, Michigan declares state of emergency over contaminated water supplies,calls for criminal investigation
 
1773
sons of Liberty protesters threw tea shipments into Boston harbor to protest against Britain's imposed tea act
1950
child actress,Shirley Temple retired from making films at age 22
1972
The Miami Dolphins became the 1st NFL team to end the season undefeated in a 14 game regular season
 
Dec 17th
1903
Orville&Wilbur Wright make 1st motorized aircraft flight in Kitty Hawk,North Carolina
1969
40 million viewers tune into the "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson' to see ukulele playing singer,'Tiny Tim' marry'Miss Vicki',17 yr old Victoria Budinger
1989
cartoonist Matt Groening's animated show'The Simpsons' debuts on Fox,still on the air
 
Pam said:
Today in 1900... an American steamer passing the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on the uninhabited island of Eilean Mor notes that the light is not working. This is also the date of the last entry in the lighthouse keepers log; ‘Storm ended, sea calm. God is over all’. And so begins a baffling maritime mystery...
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@Pam, I'd never heard of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse mystery. I just looked it up.... very strange. I think the MacArthur theory of going crazy is probably true. Thanks for the interesting post!
 
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1790 Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City

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1875 Violent bread riots in Montreal

1900 1st prize of 100,000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy.
 
1559 Queen Elizabeth I of England sent aid to the Scottish Lords to drive the French from Scotland.

1792 Radical political writer Thomas Paine was tried for treason, in his absence, for publishing 'The Rights of Man' in which he supported the French Revolution and called for the abolition of the British Monarchy.

1912 The Piltdown Man was discovered in Sussex by Charles Dawson. It was claimed to be the fossilized skull and remains of the earliest known European, but in 1953 it was proved to be a hoax. The skull was that of an orang-utan.
 
1796
The 1st U.S. Sunday paper was published,Baltimore Monitor
1813
British take Fort Niagara in War of 1812
1966
Dr Seuss's 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' airs for 1st time on CBS
 
Dec 19th
1732
Ben Franklin under an assumed name,Richard Saunders starts publishing'Poor Richard's Alamanack'
1843
Charles Dicken's 'A Christmas Carol" is published,selling 6,000 copies
1932
BBC begins transmitting overseas
 
Today in 1192...Returning from the Third Crusade, Richard I (the Lionheart) is captured in Vienna and taken prisoner by Duke Leopold of Austria. King Richard is confined in Durrenstein Castle. A huge ransom of 150,000 marks has to be paid to free him.
 
On Christmas Day in 1013, Sweyn Forkbeard was declared King of England. The father of King Canute, Sweyn ruled until his death on 3rd February 1014, but was never crowned.
 
Dec 28
1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy, killing nearly 80,000
1943 All Kalmyk inhabitants of the Republic of Kalmukkie deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia and Siberia. Many die en route.
 
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Today in 1879...the Tay Bridge Disaster. During a violent storm the bridge over the River Tay linking Wormit and Dundee collapses. A train crossing the bridge at the time crashes into the river with no survivors.
 
1065
Westminster Abbey in London is consecrated
1934
film'Bright Eyes' starring Shirley temple premieres.The film featured song'On The Good Ship Lollipop"
2000
retail giant,Montgomery Ward announced it was going out of business after 128 yrs
 
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Dec 29th
1890
U.S. 7th Cavalry massacre 200 + captive Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee,South Dakota
1989
Jane Pauley,co host of NBC's "Today Show' in a tearful farewell,leaves the show after 13 yrs
Her replacement,Deborah Norville didn't last long,she leaves after a yr on the job
 
29th December. Today in 1170...Murder in the Cathedral. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights, who had taken an angry outburst against Becket by King Henry II as an order to kill him.
 

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