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,…
A Brief History On New Year’s Eve of 2022, we look back on some of the best videos published by various history themed YouTube channels from 2022. Digging Deeper Please watch the playlist below for a sample of the best history themed YouTube videos of 2022. Question for students (and subscribers): What is your favorite video from the playlist above? Please let us know in the comments section below this article. For an archive of past best of history YouTube playlists, please see the table below: If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please…
A Brief History On December 31, 192, Roman Emperor Commodus was assassinated, one of many Roman emperors that met an untimely end. Today, we take a look at just a select few of those people that died in 2022. Who else would you include on this list? Digging Deeper Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Madeline Albright, Diplomat Kirstie Alley, actress Louie Anderson, Comedian Benedict, Pope Emeritus Peter Bogdanovich, Writer and director James Caan, Actor Irene Cara, Singer Coolio, Rapper Tony Dow, Actor Judith Durham, Singer Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet President Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian Franco…
A Brief History On New Year’s Eve of 2021, we look back on some of the best videos published by various history themed YouTube channels from 2021. Digging Deeper Please watch the playlist below for a sample of the best history themed YouTube videos of 2021. Question for students (and subscribers): What is your favorite video from the playlist above? Please let us know in the comments section below this article. For an archive of past best of history YouTube playlists, please see the table below: If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please…
