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This Day in History for December 23 – Van Gogh Cuts Off His Ear and More
This Day in History for December 23 – Van Gogh Cuts Off His Ear and More
This Day in History for December 23 – Van Gogh Cuts Off His Ear and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1823 – ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ more commonly known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ is published anonymously (More info) 1888 – Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor (More info)
This Day in History for December 22 – ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repealed and More
This Day in History for December 22 – ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repealed and More
This Day in History for December 22 – ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repealed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1807 – At the urging of President Thomas Jefferson, Congress passes the Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries (More info) 1941 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington, DC for a series of meetings with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on a unified Anglo-American war strate
This Day in History for December 19 – House Votes to Impeach Clinton and More
This Day in History for December 19 – House Votes to Impeach Clinton and More
This Day in History for December 19 – House Votes to Impeach Clinton and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled ‘The American Crisis’ (More info) 1777 – George Washington’s Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (More info)
This Day in History for December 16 – Boston Tea Party Occurs and More
This Day in History for December 16 – Boston Tea Party Occurs and More
This Day in History for December 16 – Boston Tea Party Occurs and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1773 – In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in what would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party (More info) 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China and kills an estimated 200,000 (More info)
This Day in History for December 15 – Bill of Rights Ratified and More
This Day in History for December 15 – Bill of Rights Ratified and More
This Day in History for December 15 – Bill of Rights Ratified and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1791 – Virginia becomes the last state to ratify the Bill of Rights, making the first ten amendments to the Constitution law and completing the revolutionary reforms begun by the Declaration of Independence (More info) 1939 – ‘Gone with the Wind’ premieres at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia (More info) Read
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info) 1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
This Day in History for December 8 – John Lennon Murdered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (More info) 1980 – Music icon John Lennon is murdered by a mentally unstable fan in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City (More info)

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