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…
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A Brief History On December 16, 1863, after bungling the defense of Chattanooga, Confederate Army General Braxton Bragg was replaced as Commander of the Army of Tennessee by General Johnston. Nevertheless, a major US Army base was named after Bragg. Digging Deeper Many other American places have been named after people infamous for their failures, including: Fort Polk, Louisiana, named after Confederate General Leonidas Polk, a political appointee with no significant military experience and poor performance during the Civil War. Fort Polk is now Fort Johnson. Custer, South Dakota and Custer City, Oklahoma, named after US Army Lt. Col. George…
A Brief History Coming-of-age drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Tender Bar on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://amazonscreenings.com/HISTORYTENDER16. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In The Tender Bar, a neighborhood pub in Manhasset, Long Island, becomes a second home for a fatherless…
A Brief History For a chance to view an advance virtual screening of the American disaster film Greenland on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM, please click the link at http://stxtickets.com/GRNLNDHH to RSVP. Each of those who RSVP in time will receive a confirmation email. An hour before the screening starts, you will then receive a unique, encrypted link via your email to access the “online screening room.” Screenings do have a limit, so the sooner you click the link, the sooner you can confirm your spot. You can stay on the countdown page until time elapses, but if…
A Brief History On December 16, 1901, British artist and conservationist Beatrix Potter self-published the book that would launch her literary career, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, a book that would sell 45 million copies. (Note: Number of copies sold and ranking among various best selling lists vary by source. The initial success of the book led to it being published by an established publisher a year later.) Peter Rabbit would end up as perhaps the 10th best selling Children’s Book of all time, and around the 35th best selling book of any type in history. Ah, but Potter was…
