Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 16, 1826 | Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia. |
| December 13, 1974 | Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| December 27, 1939 | The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed. |
| December 6, 1240 | Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. |
| December 10, 1864 | American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia. |
| December 1, 1974 | Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport. |
| December 5, 1964 | Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war. |
| December 19, 2001 | Argentine economic crisis: December riots: Riots erupt in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| December 4, 1829 | In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide. |
| December 19, 1900 | Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign. |
| December 4, 1881 | The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. |
| December 8, 1864 | Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas. |
| December 8, 1985 | The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established. |
| December 15, 1973 | The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. |
| December 31, 1955 | General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. |
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