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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 16th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 16, 1497, Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama passed the Great Fish River in what is now South Africa on his voyage around the Southern tip of Africa to reach India by sea, a previously not accomplished feat by European sailors. On December 16, 1773, Americans proved that they were not willing to be pushed around by a government that levied…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 15th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 15, 1890, legendary Hunkpapa Lakota (aka, Teton Sioux) leader and holy man, Sitting Bull, was killed by Indian Agency Police at Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Grand River area of South Dakota. On December 15, 1956, Elvis Presley gave the last of 50 performances on Louisiana Hayride, a live Shreveport, Louisiana radio show. On December 15, 1967, the “Mothman”…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 14th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 14, 835, Emperor Wenzong of the Chinese Tang Dynasty was given the news that “sweet dew” had formed on a pomegranate tree outside a military headquarters, a sign of divine favor for the Emperor. On December 14, 1836, a war between the States ended, but one you may not be familiar with. On December 14, 1909, the last paving brick…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 13th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 13, 1294, Pope Celestine V, also known as Saint Celestine, resigned from the office of Pope of the Roman Catholic Church after only five months as pope. On December 13, 1577, Francis Drake set out from Plymouth, England on his ship, the Golden Hind, on a voyage that would take the ship and crew around the world, the first circumnavigation…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 12, 884, the King of West Francia, Carloman II, son of Louis the Stammerer (Louis II), died in a hunting accident. On December 12, 1098, in what is now Syria, Crusaders massacred 20,000 Muslims and ate some of them! On December 12, 1862, the United States ship, USS Cairo, an iron-clad gunboat of the City-class, was sunk in the Yazoo…