On December 1.1974 ; TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board. source
On December 1.1974 ; TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
On December 1.1974 ; Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. source
On December 1.1974 ; Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
On December 1.1984 ; NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes. source
On December 1.1984 ; NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes.
On December 2.1845 ; Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. source
On December 2.1845 ; Manifest destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
On December 2.1908 ; Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. source
On December 2.1908 ; Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
On December 2.1930 ; Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,128,000,000 in 2015) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. source
On December 2.1930 ; Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,128,000,000 in 2015) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
On December 2.1956 ; The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution. source
On December 2.1956 ; The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
On December 2.1988 ; Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state. source
On December 2.1988 ; Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
On December 3.1919 ; After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic. source
On December 3.1919 ; After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
On December 4.1791 ; The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. source
On December 4.1791 ; The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
On December 4.1829 ; In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide. source
On December 4.1829 ; In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.
On December 4.1867 ; Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). source
On December 4.1867 ; Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
On December 4.1956 ; The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time. source
On December 4.1956 ; The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
On December 4.2005 ; Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage. source
On December 4.2005 ; Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
On December 5.1955 ; E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. source
On December 5.1955 ; E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
On December 5.1964 ; Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. source
On December 5.1964 ; Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.
On December 5.1983 ; Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina. source
On December 5.1983 ; Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
On December 6.1704 ; Battle of Chamkaur (1704): During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army. source
On December 6.1704 ; Battle of Chamkaur (1704): During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
On December 6.1745 ; Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising. source
On December 6.1745 ; Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
On December 6.1865 ; The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery. source
On December 6.1865 ; The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
On December 6.1956 ; A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. source
On December 6.1956 ; A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
On December 6.2005 ; An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more on the ground. source
On December 6.2005 ; An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more on the ground.
On December 7.1912 ; Pharaonic Queen Nefertiti bust, wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten's was discovered in the Tel el-Amarna area of Minya in southern Egypt source
On December 7.1912 ; Pharaonic Queen Nefertiti bust, wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten's was discovered in the Tel el-Amarna area of Minya in southern Egypt
On December 7.1972 ; Imelda Marcos survives an assassination attempt using a bolo knife against her. source
On December 7.1972 ; Imelda Marcos survives an assassination attempt using a bolo knife against her.
On December 8.1927 ; The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings. source
On December 8.1927 ; The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
On December 8.1963 ; Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. source
On December 8.1963 ; Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
On December 8.1972 ; United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737. source
On December 8.1972 ; United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
On December 9.1824 ; Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence. source
On December 9.1824 ; Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.
On December 9.1856 ; The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. source
On December 9.1856 ; The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.
On December 9.1911 ; A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines. source
On December 9.1911 ; A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.