On This Day: December 20, 1522 – The Johnites surrender Rhodes to Suleiman the Magnificent
The Knights of St John, a Roman Catholic monastic order, had taken…
On This Day: December 21, 1919 – Emma Goldman is deported to Soviet Russia
OR Emma Goldman was born on June 27, 1869 in the Jewish…
On This Day: December 22, 1989 – The Ceausescu regime in Romania collapses
Although in the 1950s Romania he was her loyal partner Soviet Unionat…
On This Day: December 23, 1954 – The first successful kidney transplant
As it drew to a close, 1954 was already a year of…
On Today: December 24, 1906 – The first radio transmission of voice and music
As the eve of the Christmas of 1906, the world was on…
On this day: December 15, 1025 – Basil II dies
Undoubtedly one of the most important Roman emperors was Basil II, a…
On This Day: December 16, 1773 – Uprising in Boston Harbor, prelude to the American Revolution
As the night of December 16, 1773 fell on Bostonoutraged residents gathered…
Today: December 17, 1892 – The first issue of Vogue is released
It was December 17, 1892 when a new magazine reached the hands…
On This Day: December 18, 1865 – The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution takes effect
OR Emancipation Proclamationwhich was signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863,…
Today: December 19, 1923 – King George II leaves Greece
THE George II he was called to succeed his father Constantine I…
