22 Significant Events From the First Half of December
December 1st:
1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and inspired the Montgomery bus boycott movement.
December 2nd:
1804: Napoleon became emperor of France after crowning himself at Notre Dame, Paris.
1823: President James Monroe established the Monroe Doctrine as the guide for U.S. foreign policy.
1956: Castro arrived in Cuba with the hope to overthrow Fulgenicio Batista.
1983: MTV featured Micheal Jackson’s music video for Thriller.
December 3rd:
1818: Illinois, the Prairie State, was added as the 21st state.
1984: The lethal gas leak at Union Carbide in Bhopal, India occurred on this day 36 years ago.
December 4th:
December 5th:
1792: George Washington was voted in president for a second term.
December 6th:
December 7th:
1941: Japan’s ruthless attack on Pearl Harbor led to the deaths of 2,400 Americans.
December 8th:
1941: The U.S. declares war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
December 9th:
December 10th:
1869: Women achieved voting rights in the Wyoming Territory, providing additional momentum for the 19th amendment.
December 11th:
December 12th:
December 13th:
1916: Hundreds of Austrian soldiers were killed in the midst of WW1 near Mount. Marmolada, Italy, when a deadly avalanche transpired.
2003: Saddam Hussein captured by U.S. forces in Iraq.
December 14th:
1542: Mary, Queen of Scots became queen six days after her birth, marking the beginning of her extravagant upbringing and hectic life as a royal.
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