December 13 1642 New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman. 1918 President Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first U.S. president to visit…
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This Day In History — Mona Lisa is recovered
December 12 1787 Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1870 Joseph Rainey took his seat as the first African American in…
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This Day In History — Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
December 11 1816 Indiana became the 19th state. 1844 Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry. 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated the…
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This Day In History — MLK receives Nobel Peace Prize
December 10 1817 Mississippi became the 20th state in the United States. 1869 The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office. 1901…
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This Day In History — John Lennon shot and killed
December 08 1854 Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. 1886 The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of…
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This Day In History — Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 07 1787 Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1917 The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War I. 1941…
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This Day In History — Gerald Ford replaces Agnew as VP
December 06 1884 Construction of the Washington Monument was completed. 1889 Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died…
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This Day In History – Mozart Died
1776 The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. 1791 Composer Wolfgang…
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This Day In History — U.S. joins United Nations
December 04 1783 George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City. 1816 James Monroe of Virginia was…
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This Day In History — Illinois Becomes a State
December 03 1818 Illinois became the 21st state in the United States. 1833 Oberlin College in Ohio became the first coed institution of higher learning…
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