On This Day In History
On Christmas Day 1910, suffragette Mary Clarke (younger sister of Emmeline Pankhurst) died after force feeding in Holloway prison. The first suffragette 'martyr', she is now the subject of a campaign to commemorate her with a statue @mary_statue. https://t.co/Qi2SajoKLh pic.twitter.com/aB06foYEJL
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) December 25, 2021
On this day in 1956, Ku Klux Klan members in Alabama bombed the home of civil rights activist Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, while he was celebrating Christmas with family. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/3qADa1kmSq
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) December 25, 2021
December 26th
1492 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti)
1792 Trial of French King Louis XVI, court hears the kings defense brought by Raymond Desèze
1825 Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins [O.S. 14 December]
2004 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died at 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, Tutu worked tirelessly, though non-violently, for its downfall. https://t.co/DOczLTUAGb
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 26, 2021
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Horror film "The Exorcist" based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, starring Linda Blair, rated X, premieres - 1st horror film to be nominated for Best Picture
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TIME's Man of the Year is a computer
Constance Howard was an influential English textile artist. As Head of Embroidery @GoldsmithsUoL from 1958 and as an author, she had a profound impact on textile art in Britain. During WWII she taught at @KingstonSchArt, embroidering maps for the RAF. https://t.co/0yim3c1sf4 pic.twitter.com/uKKEvNEmO6
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) December 26, 2021
On this day in 1862, U.S. forces hanged 38 Dakota men in Minnesota who had been involved in an uprising against white settlers due to broken promises to deliver food to local tribes. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/ApnUQsMYJL
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) December 26, 2021
December 27th
1512 Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World
1657 “Flushing Remonstrance” petition signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship
1939 Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 earthquake in Erzincam, Turkey
1945 International Monetary Fund formally established by 29 member countries based on ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes
1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands grants independence to Indonesia
1979 After invading Afghanistan two days earlier Soviet forces pull off a coup in Kabul, killing President Hafizullah Amin
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Ether first used in childbirth in US in Jefferson, Georgia
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NASA unveils plans to capture a 500 ton asteroid in 2025
This day 117 years ago – 27 December 1904 – the Abbey Theatre opened, pledging to “show that Ireland is not the home of buffoonery and of easy sentiment."
To read more, pick up a copy of This Day in Irish History. Available online and in all bookshops.https://t.co/Y4VENuK4Fb pic.twitter.com/SS7nYI0uiw
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) December 27, 2021
In 1520 miniature painter & illuminator Susanna Horenbout started working for her father; she became an artist at the court of Henry VIII. Vasari wrote "she was one of a handful of Flemish women who distinguished themselves by the excellence of their art." https://t.co/fiRuxyz8aQ pic.twitter.com/YoosKtzjCE
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) December 27, 2021
On this day in 1919, a mob of white men near Franklinton, North Carolina, lynched a 23-year-old Black veteran named Powell Green. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/zbKIyHADON
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) December 27, 2021
December 28th
1065 Westminster Abbey Consecrated in London
1612 First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realising it is a planet
1767 King Taksin crowned King of Thailand and establishes Thonburi as his capital
1836 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico
1860 Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn, New York, on her last mission to free slaves, having evaded capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad
1908 Earthquake strikes Messina in Italy, killing nearly 80,000
1943 All Kalmyk inhabitants of the Republic of Kalmukkie deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia and Siberia. Many die en route.
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Detroit Lions crash to a 31-21 loss to Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field; first team in NFL history to go winless in a 16-game season
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M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine & oil on his clothing & sees cleaning effect
In 1964 soprano & violinist Coretta Scott King staged the first 'Freedom Concert', which told the story of the civil rights movement. After MLK's assassination in 1968, King became a civil rights leader and campaigner for women’s rights. #NotJustTheWifeOf https://t.co/73jXmV6vmd pic.twitter.com/1qCQWUtJzD
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) December 28, 2021
On this day in 1956, days after the end of an anti-segregation bus boycott, sniper gunshots struck a pregnant Black woman named Rosa Jordan as she rode an integrated bus in Montgomery, AL. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/SUzPC0t3Jw
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) December 28, 2021
December 29th
1835 Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States
1845 Texas admitted as 28th state of the Union
1903 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari
1911 Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China
1997 Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
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The first British seagoing iron-clad warship, HMS Warrior is launched
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Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants
This day 84 years ago – 29 December 1937 – the Constitution of Ireland came into force, introducing terms like 'Taoiseach' and 'Tánaiste.'
To read more, pick up a copy of This Day in Irish History. Perfect for those with an interest in Ireland's past!https://t.co/Y4VENuK4Fb pic.twitter.com/0TtrGc3KsL
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) December 29, 2021
#OTD in 1913 the first episode of the 'Adventures of Kathlyn' series was released, starring American actress and screenwriter Kathlyn Williams. The 13-episode film series is considered to be the first to use cliffhangers as the ending of its chapters.https://t.co/HlpJHhfn0v pic.twitter.com/Fc0sM9ndsu
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) December 29, 2021
On this day in 1890, U.S. troops fired at and killed 300 Lakota People in a massacre at Wounded Knee; over half were women, children, and elderly tribal members. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/eW1mwKT4Ry
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) December 29, 2021