A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 18th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 18, 1898, French race car driver Gaston de Chassaloup-Laubat set the first recognized World Record for Land Speed at an unimpressive 63.13 kilometers per hour (39.25 mph). On December 18, 1912, Charles Dawson announced the discovery of the prehistoric missing link between ape and man! On December 18, 1932, the first NFL Championship game was played, between the Chicago Bears and…
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A Brief History On December 18, 1932, the first NFL Championship game was played between the Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans. Due to the snow and cold weather, the game was played indoors at the Chicago Stadium, on a reduced size “field.” The Bears won, 9-0, and in 1934 the Spartans moved to Detroit and became the Lions. Digging Deeper Portsmouth now has a population of only 18,000, but in 1930 boasted over 42,000 people. Some other small cities that hosted major league teams include: Troy, New York, Trojans, of MLB’s National League, played from 1879 to 1882…
A Brief History Now that is December 18, 2019, winter is upon us, and it is only getting colder with each passing year! So what is a person meant to do to keep themselves warm without feeling like they have a million layers on, rendering them unable to walk like a normal person? The great thing is that we have collected a list of the 5 most important items that you need to have to keep you warm in cold weather. Digging Deeper A WARM HOME It all starts from the home! You want to ensure that your house is…
A Brief History With today being December 18, 2019, the year is coming to an end, the holidays are approaching, and everyone is starting to think about the New Year. What will the new year bring? What will happen? What will you do? What will you accomplish? A common thing to endure at this time is to think about a New Years’ resolution. A New Years’ resolution is a challenge or promises you make to yourself to accomplish or change for the upcoming year. Some people do not believe in New Year’s resolutions because of the fact they are often…
A Brief History On December 18, 1982, arguably the greatest combat pilot in German military history died of a stroke in Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany. Hans-Ulrich Rudel is credited with shooting down only 9 enemy airplanes, and yet eclipses such German legendary aces as Baron Manfred von Richthofen (80 aerial kills, #1 during World War II) and Erich Hartman, history’s all-time leading ace with 353 air to air kills without ever being shot down or forced to land by enemy airplanes (all during World War II). Rudel performed his aerial heroics flying dive bomber missions. We used the occasion of…
