December 29 1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by four knights acting under the orders of Henry II. 1845 Texas became the 28th…
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This Day In History — Birthday of Stan Lee
December 28 1065 Westminster Abbey consecrated. 1832 John C. Calhoun became the first vice president in U.S. history to resign from office. 1846 Iowa became…
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This Day In History — Rwandan Genocide Trial begins
December 27 1831 Darwin began his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. 1900 Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon. 1932 Radio City Music Hall in…
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This Day In History — First Kwanza is celebrated
December 26 1492 Christopher Columbus established the first Spanish settlement in the New World. 1776 George Washington defeated the Hessians at Trenton. 1865 James H.…
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This Day In History — Washington Crosses the Delaware
December 25 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King of England. 1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians. 1868 President Andrew…
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This Day In History — “Silent Night” is composed
December 24 1524 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama died in Cochin, India. 1814 The War of 1812 between America and Britain ended with the signing…
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This Day In History — “‘Twas the night before Christmas” is published
December 23 1783 George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army. 1788 Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the District of Columbia.…
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This Day In History — Obama repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
December 22 1772 Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, by Moravian missionaries. 1807 The U.S. Congress…
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This Day In History — First Basketball Game is Played
December 21 1620 The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1891 The first basketball game, invented at Springfield College in Massachusetts by James E. Naismith, was…
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This Day In History — Louisiana Territory Purchase
December 20 1790 Samuel Slater built the nation’s first cotton mill in Pawtucket, R.I. 1803 The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for…
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