Historical Events in December, Month of December Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 11, 2017 | New York City Subway bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator. |
| December 2, 1993 | Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. |
| December 9, 1940 | World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt. |
| December 6, 1978 | Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum. |
| December 25, 350 | Vetranio meets Constantius II at Naissus (Serbia) and is forced to abdicate his imperial title. Constantius allows him to live as a private citizen on a state pension. |
| December 2, 1980 | Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad. |
| December 9, 1688 | Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing James II to flee England. |
| December 22, 1920 | The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. |
| December 30, 1967 | Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43. |
| December 16, 1968 | Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain. |
| December 8, 757 | The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion. |
| December 14, 2020 | A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean. |
| December 22, 1984 | "Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States. |
| December 5, 1082 | Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated, most likely by his brother, Berenguer Ramon II. |
| December 11, 2006 | Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War. |
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