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 — 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…
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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…
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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…
View More This Day In History — War of 1812 comes to an endThis 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.…
View More This Day In History — “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is publishedThis Day In History — Congress passes Embargo Act
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…
View More This Day In History — Congress passes Embargo Act2017 NFL Playoff Scenarios
OPINION BY TRISTAN SASSE With two weeks remaining in the regular season, many teams are still in the hunt for a playoff berth. Some teams…
View More 2017 NFL Playoff ScenariosThis Day In History — First game of basketball 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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