Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.     Marie Curie and Pierre Curie were among the most influential scientists of…
25 December 1996
The body of American child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found in her family’s Boulder, Colorado, home. The murder of JonBenét Ramsey remains one of…
24 December 1868
The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I. The Greek Presidential Guard, commonly known as the Evzones, is one…
23 December 1815
The novel Emma by Jane Austen is first published. Jane Austen’s Emma is a novel that centers on self-deception, growth, and the quiet complexities of…
22 December 1894
The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. The Dreyfus Affair was a major political and social crisis that…
21 December 1919
American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia. Emma Goldman was one of the most influential and controversial political radicals in American history. Born in…
20 December 1957
The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight. The Boeing 707 was a groundbreaking aircraft that helped usher in the modern…
19 December 1776
Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal titled “The American Crisis”. Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis is a series…
18 December 1966
Saturn’s moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. Epimetheus is one of Saturn’s smaller and more unusual moons, best known for the strange orbital…
17 December 1790
The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City. The Aztec Calendar Stone, often called the Sun Stone, is one of the most…