Browsing: December

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 31st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 31, 192 AD, Roman Emperor Commodus was assassinated by his own inner circle, setting the stage for The Year of the Five Emperors in 193. On December 31, 192, Roman Emperor Commodus was assassinated, one of many Roman emperors that met an untimely end. On December 31, 1695, a tax on windows went into effect in England, which resulted in many people…

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A Brief History On December 31, 2023, we take a look back on those notable people that died this year.  Due to the limited nature of a “short” video or article, we have to omit many fine folks and only list the losses we feel the most.  Feel free to mention anyone you believe needs mention. (This list is as of December 29th and will be updated after January 1st.) Digging Deeper Burt Bacharach, composer, age 94. Bob Barker, Price is Right TV host, age 99. Maryanne Trump Barry, Federal judge and sister of Donald Trump, age 86. Jeff Beck,…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 30, 1813, during the War of 1812, arson-happy British troops set the small city of Buffalo, New York ablaze as a means of punishing the upstart Americans. On December 30, 1970, former heavyweight boxing champion Charles L. “Sonny” Liston lay dead on the bedroom floor of his Las Vegas home. On December 30, 1977, serial killer Ted Bundy escaped from jail and…

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A Brief History On December 30, 2009, the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha diesel oil pipeline in Shaanxi, China, suffered a rupture and spilled about 40,000 gallons of fuel into the Wei River and on to the Yellow River.  An environmental disaster, but at least nobody was killed. Digging Deeper Transporting oil, other liquids, and gasses that might be toxic or flammable is dangerous, regardless of the manner of transport.  Trains, trucks, ships, and pipelines are susceptible to accidents, natural disasters, and sabotage, and have all suffered disasters. Some notable pipeline disasters include the LaSalle Heights, Quebec natural gas explosion in 1965 that left…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 29th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 29, 1860, the first British oceangoing ironclad warship, the HMS Warrior, was launched, but she was not the first such ship in World History. On December 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army perpetrated a massacre against Native Americans of the Lakota People near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. On December 29, 1890, the United…

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