The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) was a NASA spacecraft designed to study the polar regions of Mars….
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2 December 1993
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín. Pablo Escobar was a notorious Colombian drug lord who gained infamy as…
1 January 1808
The United States bans the importation of slaves. The full title of the act is “An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves into any…
31 December 1907
The first ever ball drop in Times Square. The ball drop in Times Square is a famous New Year’s Eve tradition that takes place in…
30 December 1813
War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. Burning of Buffalo, which occurred during the War of 1812 between the United States and Great…
29 December 1913
Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood’s first feature film, The Squaw Man. “The Squaw Man” is historically significant as Hollywood’s first feature film. It was…
28 December 1958
“Greatest Game Ever Played”: The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death This game is often…
27 December 1935
Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism. Regina Jonas was a pioneering figure in Jewish history as the…
26 December 1898
Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium. Marie Curie (1867–1934) and Pierre Curie (1859–1906) were a pioneering husband-and-wife team of scientists who made…
25 December 800
The coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was a medieval ruler who became the first…