Most Recent Eruption of Mount Fuji. The 1707 eruption of Mount Fuji, known as the H?ei eruption, was the most powerful volcanic event in Japan’s…
15 December 1791
The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly. The United States Bill of Rights is made up of…
14 December 1782
The Montgolfier brothers first test fly an unmanned hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel and…
13 December 1642
Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Abel Tasman is known as the first recorded European to sight New Zealand, an…
12 December 2015
The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 at COP21 in Paris, represents…
11 December 1972
Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Apollo 17 wrapped up NASA’s Apollo program in December 1972, marking…
10 December 1768
The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published. The Encyclopædia Britannica traces its origins to 18th-century Scotland, beginning in Edinburgh in 1768 with the…
9 December 1531
The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City The Virgin of Guadalupe refers to a Marian apparition that, according to…
8 December 1962
Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days. The 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike…
7 December 1724
Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toru?) by Polish authorities. In the…