Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world is officially opened. Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building, will be officially inaugurated in…
30 December 2006
Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. The 2006 Madrid–Barajas Airport bombing occurred on 30 December 2006 when a van bomb exploded in the Terminal 4 parking area…
29 December 2003
The last known speaker of the Akkala Sami language. On December 29, 2003, the last native speaker of Akkala Sami died. Akkala Sami was a language indigenous to…
28 December 1973
The Endangered Species Act is passed in the USA. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the few dozens of US environmental laws…
27 December 1945
The International Monetary Fund is established. On December 27 1945 the International Monetary Fund was created. The idea of the fund was laid out at…
26 December 1805
Austria and France sign the Treaty of Pressburg. The fourth Peace of Pressburg was signed on 26 December 1805 between Napoleon and Holy Roman Emperor…
25 December 1559
Pope Pius IV is elected as pope. Pope Pius IV (31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was Pope from 25…
24 December 1865
The Ku Klux Klan is formed. The white supremacist group was founded on December 24th, 1865. In the hood: two members of the Ku Klux…
23 December 1893
The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. Hansel and Gretel is an opera by nineteenth-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck, who described it…
22 December 1937
The Lincoln Tunnel in New York City opens to traffic. (Originally published by the Daily News on December 22, 1937.) The City of Skyscrapers yesterday…