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This Day in History, December 24
On December 24th, 1914, the World War I "Christmas truce" began.
This Day in History, December 23
On December 23rd, 1986, the Voyager became the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the first.
This Day in History, December 22
On December 22nd, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate reopened, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
This Day in History, December 21
On December 21st, 1872, the HMS Challenger set sail from Norfolk, commanded by Captain George Nares.
This Day in History, December 20
On December 20th, 1951, nuclear power was first harvested when EBR-1 lit four light bulbs.
This Day in History, December 19
On December 19th, 1972, Apollo 17 returned to Earth.
This Day in History, December 18
On December 18th, 1966, Saturn's moon Epimetheus was discovered.
This Day in History, December 17
On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first powered Heavier-than-Air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk.
This Day in History, December 16
On December 16th, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place.
This Day in History, December 15
On December 15th, 1965, the Gemini 6A was launched from Florida.
This Day in History, December 14
On December 14th, 1896, the Glasgow Underground Railway was opened.
This Day in History, December 13
On December 13th, 1545, the Council of Trent began.
This Day in History, December 12
On December 12th, 1781, the HMS Victory defeated the French fleet during the Revolutionary War.
This Day in History, December 11
On December 11th, 1872, P.B.S. Pinchback was sworn in as the first African-American member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
This Day in History, December 10
On December 10th, 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded.
This Day in History, December 9
On December 9th, 1851, the first YMCA in North America was established in Montreal.
This Day in History, December 8
On December 8th, 1609, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, the second public library in Europe, opened.
This Day in History, December 7
On December 7th, 1732, the Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London.
This Day in History, December 6
On December 6th, 1849, abolitionist Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery.
This Day in History, December 5
On December 5th, 1776, the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity was founded, making it the first scholastic fraternity in the United States.
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