December 1, 1919- Lady Nancy Astor is the first women in to join the British House of Commons. December 2, 1859- The abolitionist leader John Brown was executed for treason in Charles Town, West Virginia, following his raid on the U.S. Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. December 3, 1967- Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant. December 4, 1829- The British ban the practice of "suttee' in India where Indian wives burn themselves to death on their husband's funeral pyre as tradition. December 5, 1492- Christopher Columbus discovers Haiti. December 6, 1865- The 13 amendment to the U.S. constitution is ratified, and thereby abolishing slavery. December 7, 1787- Delaware becomes the first state to adopt the Constitution of the United States of America.
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