Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 26, 1799 | Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". |
| December 1, 1981 | Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. |
| December 26, 1994 | Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers. |
| December 6, 1921 | The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives. |
| December 14, 1814 | War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana. |
| December 26, 1861 | American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom. |
| December 15, 1890 | Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre. |
| December 11, 1981 | El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War. |
| December 10, 1898 | Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict. Spain cedes administration of Cuba to the United States, and the United States agrees to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines. |
| December 17, 1943 | All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act. |
| December 22, 1851 | India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, to transport material for the construction of the Ganges Canal. |
| December 26, 1978 | The inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins.[19] |
| December 9, 1531 | The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. |
| December 31, 1983 | The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. |
| December 16, 1905 | In Rugby Union, The "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park.[9] |
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