Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 28, 1967 | American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| December 8, 1991 | The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States. |
| December 2, 1942 | World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. |
| December 28, 1885 | Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India. |
| December 25, 1046 | Henry III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II. |
| December 10, 1652 | Defeat at the Battle of Dungeness causes the Commonwealth of England to reform its navy. |
| December 25, 2020 | An explosion in Nashville, Tennessee occurs, leaving three civilians in the hospital. |
| December 17, 1718 | War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. |
| December 3, 1818 | Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state. |
| December 28, 1835 | Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army. |
| December 3, 1938 | Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property forcing Jews to sell real property, businesses, and stocks at below market value as part of Aryanization. |
| December 24, 1777 | Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook. |
| December 20, 1955 | Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom. |
| December 26, 1860 | First Rules derby is held between Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C., the oldest football fixture in the world. |
| December 30, 1952 | An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground. |
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