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Key Historical Events on January 2: 1788: Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1839 (approx.): Louis Daguerre took the first photograph of the Moon, though...

December 31 marks the end of the calendar year and has been the date of significant political transitions, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural milestones throughout...

Major Events on December 29 1170: Archbishop Thomas Becket is assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by knights of King Henry II. 1835: The Treaty of New Echota cedes Cherokee lands, a...

Key Historical Events 1783: George Washington resigns as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. 1912: An assassination attempt is made on the Viceroy of India,...

Military & Politics 1783: George Washington resigns his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American Revolutionary Army. 1807: U.S. Congress passes the Embargo Act. 1989: Romanian dictator Nicolae...

December 18th marks significant events from the first NFL playoff game (1932) and the launch of the first comms satellite (Project SCORE, 1958) to the...

Tijl Grootswagers, Western Sydney University and Daniel Feuerriegel, The University of Melbourne Every November, Black Friday arrives with big claims of massive savings and “one-day-only”...

Major Historical Events 1620: The Mayflower Compact Signed Forty-one male passengers on the Mayflower signed the Mayflower Compact. 1783: First Untethered Hot-Air Balloon Flight Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis François...

Early History & Exploration 1493: Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to land on Puerto Rico during his second voyage to the New World, naming it San...

Key Historical Events on November 17: 1558 - Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England upon the death of her half-sister, Mary I, beginning the Elizabethan Age. 1777 - The Articles of...