Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
30 December 1066
A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
29 December 1778
The British army under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah,
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
27 December 2007
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting
Sunday, December 25, 2011
26 December 1972
During the Vietnam War, as part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attack
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
22 December 2001
The shoe bomber, Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
20 December 1192
Richard the Lion-Heart is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after signing a treaty with Saladin ending the Third
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
18 December 1916
During World War 1, the Battle of Verdun ends when German forces are defeated by the French and
Friday, December 16, 2011
17 December 1967
The Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria and is assumed to have
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
15 December 2001
The Leaning Tower of Pisa finally reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 to fortify
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
13 December 2003
Operation Red Dawn captures former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein near his home town of
Sunday, December 11, 2011
12 December 1988
A rail crash in Clapham Junction kills 35 and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains. Its is the worse train crash in the United
Saturday, December 10, 2011
11 December 2005
Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla
Friday, December 9, 2011
10 December 1907
The Brown Dog riots take place in London with 1,000 medical students clashing with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals who have been
Thursday, December 8, 2011
9 December 1965
A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania with witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admited that it examined the object as a potential
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
6 December 2008
Riots break out in Greece upon the murder of a 15-year-old, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by a police
Sunday, December 4, 2011
5 December 1952
A cold fog covers London and combined with air pollution and eventually kills at least
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
3 December 1984
A methyl isocyanate leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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