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Post by LuLu on Dec 8, 2012 1:15:26 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 8, 1941,
the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In 1776,
during the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington's retreating army crossed the Delaware River from New Jersey into Pennsylvania.
In 1854,
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free of original sin from the moment of her own conception.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 9, 2012 2:32:59 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 9, 1942,
the Aram Khachaturian ballet "Gayane," featuring the surging "Sabre Dance," was first performed by Russia's Kirov Ballet.
In 1608,
English poet John Milton was born in London.
In 1854,
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," was published in England.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 10, 2012 1:15:01 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 10, 1962,
"Lawrence of Arabia," David Lean's epic film starring Peter O'Toole as British military officer T.E. Lawrence, had its royal gala premiere in London, with Queen Elizabeth II...
In 1520,
Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.
In 1787,
Thomas H. Gallaudet, a pioneer of educating the deaf, was born in Philadelphia.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 11, 2012 1:32:57 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 11, 1972,
Apollo 17's lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; during three extravehicular activities (EVAs), they became the last two...
In 1792,
France's King Louis XVI went before the Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed the following month.)
In 1816,
Indiana became the 19th state.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 12, 2012 1:28:33 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 12, 1787,
Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1870,
Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 1897,
"The Katzenjammer Kids," the pioneering comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks, made its debut in the New York Journal.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 13, 2012 1:47:37 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 13, 1862,
Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile attacks against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly...
In 1642,
Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand.
In 1769,
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 14, 2012 1:14:02 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 14, 1962,
the U.S. space probe Mariner 2 passed Venus at a distance of just over 21,000 miles, transmitting information about the planet, such as its hot surface temperatures and...
In 1799,
the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67.
In 1819,
Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 15, 2012 1:14:27 GMT -5
Today In History
1925 -
1st road with a depressed trough (Texas) opens to traffic
1939 -
"Gone With the Wind" premieres in Atlanta
1944 -
US Congress gives General Eisenhower his 5th star
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Post by LuLu on Dec 16, 2012 1:58:21 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 16, 1773,
the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
In 1653,
Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1809,
the French Senate granted a divorce decree to Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Josephine (the dissolution was made final the following month).
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Post by LuLu on Dec 17, 2012 1:34:12 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 17, 1992,
President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (muhl-ROO'-nee) and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (sah-LEE'-nuhs deh gohr-TAHR'-ee) signed the...
In 1777,
France recognized American independence.
In 1830,
South American patriot Simon Bolivar (see-MOHN' boh-LEE'-vahr) died in Colombia.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 18, 2012 1:39:12 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 18, 1912,
the Piltdown Man made its public debut as fossil collector Charles Dawson reported to the Geological Society of London his discovery of supposedly fragmented early human...
In 1787,
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1865,
the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 19, 2012 1:31:49 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 19, 1972,
Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
In 1777,
Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.
In 1813,
British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 20, 2012 1:16:22 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 20, 1812,
German authors Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of the first edition of their collection of folk stories, titled "Children's and Household Tales."
In 1790,
the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, R.I.
In 1803,
the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States
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Post by LuLu on Dec 21, 2012 1:20:39 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 21, 1937,
Walt Disney's first feature-length animated cartoon, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," had its world premiere in Los Angeles.
In 1620,
Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Mass.
In 1861,
President Abraham Lincoln signed a congressional act authorizing the Navy Medal of Honor.
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Post by LuLu on Dec 22, 2012 14:27:11 GMT -5
Today In History
On Dec. 22, 1912,
Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, was born Claudia Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas.
In 1775,
Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy.
In 1808,
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, had their world premieres in Vienna,...
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