I have a little write up and it is today in history. December 12 seems to be known as a special day, with different occurrences over the years. Below are 12 occurrences or events that happened on December 12
December 12 has been known as a
normal date in December but there were history that were made on this same
month
normal date in December but there were history that were made on this same
month
- December 12 1963 Kenya gained
its independence from the united nations - 1901 Guillermo Marconi sent the
first transatlantic( the letter “s” (***) in morse code) radio signal
from Poldhu in Cornwall to st john, new found-land, Canada. - December 12,1946 united nations
accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John d. Rockefeller Jr. - 1915 president of republic of China, Yuan Shikai announces his intention to reinstate the monarch and proclaim
himself emperor of china. - 1787 Pennsylvania becomes the
second state to ratify the united states constitution, five days after Delaware
becomes the first - 1800 Washington d.c. was
established as the capital of united states of america. - 1870 Joseph h.rainey of the
south California becomes the second black united states congressman , te first
being Hiram revels. - 1781 american revolutionary war:
second battle of the Ushanti. a British fleet led by HMS victory defeats a
french fleet.
- 2012 sandy relief concert took
place at the madison square garden and was on 20 international television
network to raise money for the victims of hurricane in sandy. - 1897 belo horizonte, the first
planned city in brazil is founded. - 1911 delhi replaces calcutta as
the capital of india. - 1911 king george v. of the United
Kingdom and mary of tecks are enthroned as emperor and empress of india.
By Babatunde Adebola
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