CoM Moderators Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the US constitution 1865 - 1st US cattle importation law passed 1900 - The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic. 1916 - Battle of Verdun, longest of World War I, officially ends in German defeat after nine months of fighting and almost 1 million total casualties 1963 - Ron Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) 1971 - Three members of the Irish Republican Army die when the bomb they were transporting explodes prematurely in King Street, Magherafelt, County Derry. 1979 - Stuntman Stanley Barrett unofficially breaks the land speed record and the sound barrier in his three-wheeled vehicle the Budweiser Rocket (739.666 mph or Mach 1.01). The speed was never officially recorded and the attempt remains controversial. 1989 - "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years 1989 - Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa" premieres in NYC 2012 - Canadian police begin arresting 17 people for 'the Great Maple Syrup Heist', for stealing 3,000 tonnes from a storage facility in Quebec More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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