Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 1, 1862 | In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation. |
| December 19, 1828 | Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun sparks the Nullification Crisis when he anonymously publishes the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828. |
| December 24, 1929 | A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. |
| December 28, 1895 | The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines. |
| December 6, 1998 | in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections. |
| December 7, 1965 | Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously revoke mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054. |
| December 13, 1959 | Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus. |
| December 9, 1922 | Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland. |
| December 22, 1906 | An Mw 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280. |
| December 10, 1799 | France adopts the metre as its official unit of length. |
| December 16, 1863 | American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. |
| December 20, 1948 | Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly formed Republic of Indonesia. |
| December 19, 1941 | World War II: Limpet mines placed by Italian divers heavily damage HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour. |
| December 11, 1907 | The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire. |
| December 27, 1996 | Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan. |
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