A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 3rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 3, 1775, the Alfred, a merchant ship purchased by the Continental Congress was commissioned under Captain Dudley Saltonstall and became the first to fly what would become the American Flag. On December 3, 1800, the Electoral College tallied votes in the Presidential election and found the two main contenders, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, were tied. On December 3, 1910,…
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A Brief History On December 3, 1800, the Electoral College tallied votes in the Presidential election and found the two main contenders, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, were tied. Incredible though it seems today, Burr was actually the Vice Presidential running mate of Jefferson that year, but Electoral rules at the time allowed each elector to vote for two people, the second highest vote getter becoming Vice President. Digging Deeper Jefferson and Burr beat incumbent John Adams, and a special election in the House of Representatives was held to pick a winner between Jefferson and Burr. Jefferson won that vote,…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 2nd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 2, 1804, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in about a thousand years. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte shocked the world as he crowned himself Emperor of the French by taking the crown from the Pope and plopping it on his own head. On December 2, 1927, Henry Ford…
A Brief History On December 2, 1927, Henry Ford revealed the successor to his iconic Model T, the Ford Model A. While the Ford Model T at one time comprised half or more of all the cars in the world, the Model A was also a success. Digging Deeper After 18 years of production, the Model T had become dated, and sales slowed. The Model A reached 3 million in sales by March of 1930, and was offered in nine styles, the cheapest of which cost only $385! A total of 4.8 million were made. The 4-cylinder engine pumped out…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 1st. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 1, 1768, the former slave ship Fredensborg sank from unknown causes (maybe cosmic karma?) of the coast of Tromoy, Norway. On December 1, 1768, the Danish ship Fredensborg sank in a storm off the coast of Norway on her return trip from a death filled delivery of slaves to St. Croix in the Caribbean. On December 1, 1768, the Danish ship…
