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| − | + | * 1778, during the American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot | |
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| + | * 1845, according with International Boundary delimitation, U.S.A annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. For others, the Republic of Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state | ||
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| + | * 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan | ||
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| + | * 1934, Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930 | ||
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| + | * 1937, the Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution | ||
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| + | * 1940, during World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians | ||
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| + | * 1949, KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule | ||
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| + | * 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gives a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom", which is regarded as the birth of nanotechnology | ||
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| + | * 1998, leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 29 December 2010
On this day in . . .
- 1778, during the American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot
- 1845, according with International Boundary delimitation, U.S.A annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. For others, the Republic of Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state
- 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the Two-Nation Theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan
- 1934, Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930
- 1937, the Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution
- 1940, during World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians
- 1949, KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule
- 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gives a speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom", which is regarded as the birth of nanotechnology
- 1998, leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over 1 million lives
