CoM Moderators Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 1593 - Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1777 - James Cook is first European to visit Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island 1832 - 1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Georgia 1895 - George Vanderbilt opens Biltmore estate, the largest privately owned house in America at 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m2) in Asheville, North Carolina 1921 - Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13 game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record 1933 - Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France) 1946 - US General MacNarney gives 800,000 "minor Nazis" amnesty 1946 - French Fourth Republic is founded 1973 - District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government 1984 - Palace coup in Mauritania More Historical Events »
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 (edited) On 12/23/2024 at 9:03 PM, CoM Moderators said: 1593 - Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1777 - James Cook is first European to visit Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island 1832 - 1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Georgia 1895 - George Vanderbilt opens Biltmore estate, the largest privately owned house in America at 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m2) in Asheville, North Carolina 1921 - Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13 game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record 1933 - Paris express train derails and kills 160, injures 300 (France) 1946 - US General MacNarney gives 800,000 "minor Nazis" amnesty 1946 - French Fourth Republic is founded 1973 - District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government 1984 - Palace coup in Mauritania More Historical Events » More Christmas Eve historical dates, of special note to the USA: 1776 - George Washington crossed the Delaware 1814 - Treaty signed to end the War of 1812 1968 - Apollo 8 orbits the moon From History.com: As viewers were shown pictures of the moon and Earth from lunar orbit, Borman, Lovell and Anders read the opening lines of the book of Genesis from the Bible. The broadcast—which ended with the famous line “Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth”—became one of the most watched television events in history. Happy Christmas everyone 🌲 Edited January 1 by Vegas_Millennial
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