December 22, 1939- Two trains crash in Magdeburg, Germany, killing more than 100 people. December 23, 1987- Dick Rutan and Jenna Yeager set a new world record 216 hours of continuous flight around the world without refueling with their aircraft Voyager flying 24, 986 miles. December 24, 1990- On Christmas Eve, the bells of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow rang for the first time since the death of Lenin. December 25, 1926- Hirohito became Emperor of Japan. December 26, 2004- Around 230,000 people killed and 1.5 million people left homeless as a 9.3 magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean leads to a series of tsunami's crashing into Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, and Somalia. December 27, 1927- Josef Stalin secured his power in Soviet Russia be expelling his rival Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party. December 28, 1947- Victor Emmanuel III, the last king of Italy, died while in exile in Alexandria, Egypt.
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December 15, 1995- European Union members announce that their new currency would be known as the euro. December 16, 1775- The author of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen is born in born in Hampshire, England. December 17, 1892- Tchaikovsky's ballet Casse-noisette premieres in Saint Petersburg. December 18, 1956- Japan was admitted to the United Nations. December 19, 1154- King Henry II of England gets crowned. December 20, 1606- The Virgina Company expedition to America begins as three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, depart from London under the command of Captain Christopher Newport. December 21st- Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere, while for the Southern Hemisphere it is the start of summer. December 8, 1980- John Lennon, former Beatle member, was assassinated in New York City. December 9, 1992- Buckingham Palace announced the divorce of Prince Charles and Princess Dianna of Wales. December 10, 1989- The first non-communist government since 1948 forms in Czechoslovakia. December 11, 1998- The House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment charging Bill Clinton with perjury and abstraction of justice. December 12, 1821- French author of Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert was born in Rouen. December 13, 1577- Francis Drake left Plymouth, England on the Golden Hind in his voyage around the world. December 14, 1927- Britain recognized independent Iraq and supported Iraq's admission to the League of Nations. December 1, 1918- Iceland was granted its independence by the Danish parliament. December 2, 1805- Napoleon defeats Russia and Austria in the Battle of Austerlitz. December 3, 1993- British's Princess Diana announced that she would be stepping out of the public spotlight, wanting more privacy and less attention form tabloid presses and paparazzi. December 4, 1918- The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovens was proclaimed. December 5, 1876- President Ulysses S. Grant made a speech of apology to Congress claiming that the mistakes he made durring his presidency were "errors of judgement, not intent". December 6, 1865- The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery. December 7, 43 B.C.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) died. He was a writer, statesman, and was considered Roman's greatest orator. |
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