The Kyoto Protocol is ready for signature. The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
10 December 1901
The first Nobel Prizes are awarded. On 10 December 1975 the 75th Nobel banquet was held. On that day, Folke Henschen told radio listeners his…
9 December 1835
The Texian Army captures San Antonio, Texas. Inspired by the spirited leadership of Benjamin Rush Milam, the newly created Texan Army takes possession of the…
8 December 1955
The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. The Flag of Europe, or European Flag is an official symbol of two separate organisations—the Council of Europe and the European…
7 December 1995
The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter six years after it was launched. Galileo was an American unmanned spacecraft that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as several other Solar…
6 December 1917
Finland declares its independence from Russia. At the front, any hopes that the Kerensky Offensive will lead to a great victory are rapidly unravelling. Although…
5 December 1560
Charles IX becomes king of France. Charles IX (27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled…
4 December 1881
The very first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. The Los Angeles Times was first published on December 4, 1881, under the name…
3 December 1994
The PlayStation was first released in Japan. On December 3, 1994, the PlayStation was finally released in Japan, one week after the Sega Saturn. The…
2 December 1848
Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria. The third longest reigning European monarch 67 years after King Louis XIV of France and Johann II, Prince…