Browsing: December 2

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…

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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…

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A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Merry Little Batman on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 11:00AM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10, 1345 SOM Center Road,  Mayfield Heights, OH 44124!  For your chance to get a pass as well as a FREE popcorn and soda, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/BATMANHH2.  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 SYNOPSIS: When young Damian Wayne finds…

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A Brief History On December 2, 1954, the United States and the Republic of China, known to us today more familiarly as “Taiwan,” signed a mutual defense treaty that was really just the US promising to ensure the integrity of the island of Taiwan which claimed to be the “legitimate” government of China against any invasion or aggression from mainland/Communist China or perhaps the USSR. Digging Deeper A Cold War arrangement, this treaty became obsolete because of a change in the relationship between the US and Communist China during the 1970s and by 1980 the treaty was nullified.  The treaty…

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A Brief History On December 2, 2019, if you have not already waited in line for an hour or more, or more likely was smart and ordered yours online long ago, you may not be enjoying your wine, beer, cheese, candy, or even Hot Wheel Car from your commercially purchased Advent Calendar!  What is the deal with these “Advent Calendars” you keep seeing in ads and hearing about from your friends?  (Note: There are no commercial links in this article.) Digging Deeper In the Christian religions, the term “Advent” means a coming, usually regarding the coming birth of Jesus Christ…

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