Today in History

AD 69
Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.




217
Callixtus I is elected as the sixteenth pope, although Hippolytus of Rome is soon thereafter elected as a rival pope.




1192
Richard I of England is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after the Third Crusade.




1928 Harry Ramsden started his fish and chip restaurant in a hut at White Cross - Guiseley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire. It soon became the most famous fish and chip restaurant in the world. In 2012 the restaurant was acquired by the fish and chip chain 'Wetherby Whaler' and they gave this name to the new restaurant.




1928 The England cricket team scored a record 636 against Australia in Sydney, including 251 scored by Walter Hammond. England won the Test match by eight wickets.




1955 Cardiff was officially named the capital of Wales.

Enwyd Caerdydd yn swyddogol yn brifddinas Cymru.



1967 - Jethro Tull was formed.



1975 - Joe Walsh joined the Eagles, replacing original member Bernie Leadon. Leadon left for a solo career
 

December 21st763The Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa ends in a decisive Abbasid victory


.1535Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris


1720 Sweden and Kingdom of Prussia named Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War) e.g Treaty of Stockholm.


1749» The Teatro Filarmonico (Verona) known as Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.




1842 Pentonville Prison, Islington, was opened. Pentonville became the model for British prisons. A further 54 were built to the same design over six years, and hundreds more were built throughout the British Empire.




1844 At 8:00 p.m. On This Day, the Rochdale Pioneers commenced business at their co-operative, now this museum on Toad Lane, Rochdale, thus starting the Co-operative movement, often referred to simply as the Co-op.



1846 Robert Liston, Scottish surgeon, used anaesthetic (ether) for the first time in a British operation, at University College Hospital, London, to perform an amputation of a leg. Liston was known as 'the fastest knife in the West End' at a time when speed was essential to reduce pain and improve the odds of survival of a patient.
1968 – After leaving the Big Brother and the Holding Company band, 25-year old Janis Joplin made her debut as a solo artist at a show in Memphis, Tennessee on this day December 21 in music history


1969 – Diana Ross made her last appearance with The Supremes on the Ed Sullivan Show where they performed ‘Someday, We’ll Be Together’, a chart-topping hit from 1961.
 
1913
1st crossword puzzle with 32 clues was printed in New York World Newspaper
1937
Walt Disney's 1st full length animated movie' Snow White&7Dwarfs' directed by David Hand is released,songs "High Ho, Whistle While You Work'& Some Day My Prince Will Come' written by Frank Churchill{music} ,Larry Morey{lyrics}
1958
Charles de Gaulle wins 7yr term as 1st President of 5th Republic of France
1988
terrorist bomb explodes on Pam Am Flight 103 mid air over Scotland. It killed all 259 passengers& crew, 11 people on the ground
2012
'Gangam Style' by singer,Psy is 1st Youtube video to reach 1 billion views
 

22 December

1911 - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is established

1941 - First United States troops arrive in Australia, basing themselves at Brisbane, the Queensland capital.

1962 - The Tornadoes became the first British group to have a number one record in the US when they hit the top with their instrumental, "Telstar".

1979 - The last Number 1 song of the 70s was Escape (The Pina Cola song)

1980 - An album called "The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan" was released by London, England's Stiff Records. The entire disc contained forty minutes of silence but still sold over 30,000 copies.
 
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