The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike. At 8 p.m. on December 30, 1936, in one of the first sit-down strikes in…

The first American YMCA opens in Boston, Massachusetts. The first YMCA in the United States opened on 29 December 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was…

Adelaide, Australia was proclaimed as a British settlement on 28 December 1836. Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was founded in 1836 and stands out…

The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. Prague, 23 December 2004 — The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is generally thought to have begun on 24 December 1979,…

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou during the American Civil War begins. The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called the Battle of Walnut Hills, fought December…

The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy ends. ecember 25, 1826, at West Point was not a typical Christmas morning. Cadets stumbled from…

Cyclone Tracy devastates in Australia. IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, 1974. Rain had been falling heavily from about lunchtime and the wind strength had picked up during…

The survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, having reportedly survived by cannibalism. was a chartered flight that crashed on a…

Pope Innocent I is elected. Pope Saint Innocent I was pope from 401 to March 12, 417. A capable and energetic leader, he effectively promoted…

First flight of F-14 Tomcat. The F-14 Tomcat first flew on December 21, 1970 and entered service in September 1974. The Tomcat was a multi-role…