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…
16 December 1707
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…