January 02 1492 Muhammad XI, the leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I. 1788 Georgia…
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This Day In History — Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
January 01 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 1908 The ball signifying the New Year was dropped for the first time at Times Square…
View More This Day In History — Lincoln Issues Emancipation ProclamationThis Day In History — Edison demonstrates his incandescent lamp
December 31 1879 Thomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of an electric incandescent lamp. 1938 The first breath test for drivers, “drunkometer,” was introduced…
View More This Day In History — Edison demonstrates his incandescent lampThis Day In History — US makes the Gadsden Purchase
December 30 1853 The United States bought some 45,000 sq mi of land from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. 1911 Sun Yat-sen was elected the…
View More This Day In History — US makes the Gadsden PurchaseThis Day In History — Massacre at Wounded Knee
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…
View More This Day In History — Massacre at Wounded KneeThis Day In History — Stan Lee is born
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…
View More This Day In History — Stan Lee is bornThis Day In History — Radio City Music Hall is opened
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…
View More This Day In History — Radio City Music Hall is openedThis Day In History — Columbus establishes first settlement in the New World
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.…
View More This Day In History — Columbus establishes first settlement in the New WorldThis Day In History — Resignation of Gorbachev
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…
View More This Day In History — Resignation of GorbachevThis Day In History — War of 1812 comes to an end
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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