Historical Events in December, Month of December Events

Here is a list of some historical events in December. You can learn What major event happened in December?

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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