henric
12-28-2011, 12:49 PM
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Events:C/P.
893 An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
1065 Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1308 The reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins.
1612 Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
1768 King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
1795 Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto, Ontario).
1832 John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
1835 Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
1836 South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
1836 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
1846 Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
1867 United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
1879 The Tay Bridge Disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
1885 Indian National Congress a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India.
1895 The Lumiθre brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema.
1895 Wilhelm Rφntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
1908 A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000.
1912 The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
1935 Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
1943 World War II After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
1944 Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
1945 The United States Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.
1948 The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
1956 Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
1958 "Greatest Game Ever Played" Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.
1972 Kim Il-sung, already Prime Minister of North Korea and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, became the first President of North Korea.
1973 The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
1974 Senegalese marxist group Reenu-Rew founds the political movement And-Jλf at a clandestine congress.
1978 With the crew investigating a problem with the landing gear, United Airlines Flight 173 runs out of fuel and crashes in Portland, Oregon, killing 10. As a result, United Airlines instituted the industry's first crew resource management program.
1989 A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
2000 U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
2008 War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
2009 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
2010 Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
893 An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
1065 Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1308 The reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins.
1612 Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
1768 King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
1795 Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto, Ontario).
1832 John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
1835 Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
1836 South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
1836 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
1846 Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
1867 United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
1879 The Tay Bridge Disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
1885 Indian National Congress a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India.
1895 The Lumiθre brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema.
1895 Wilhelm Rφntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
1908 A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000.
1912 The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
1935 Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
1943 World War II After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
1944 Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
1945 The United States Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.
1948 The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
1956 Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
1958 "Greatest Game Ever Played" Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium.
1972 Kim Il-sung, already Prime Minister of North Korea and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, became the first President of North Korea.
1973 The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
1974 Senegalese marxist group Reenu-Rew founds the political movement And-Jλf at a clandestine congress.
1978 With the crew investigating a problem with the landing gear, United Airlines Flight 173 runs out of fuel and crashes in Portland, Oregon, killing 10. As a result, United Airlines instituted the industry's first crew resource management program.
1989 A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
2000 U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
2008 War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
2009 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
2010 Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.
End of C/P.