American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo) Dec. 5 1848: President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had […]
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, pictured in 2001, was arrested on Dec.1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a racially segregated bus in Alabama. (Paul Warner / AP […]
Edward Teach, known as “Blackbeard” the pirate was killed off the coast of N.C. on Nov. 22, 1718. (Johnson, Charles, “Capt. Teach alias Black-Beard” in “A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the […]
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 13: 1900 – The Boxer rebellion began in China. The secret society was dedicated to ending the domination and exploitation of the country […]
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 12: 1917 – King Constantine of Greece stepped down in favour of his son, Prince Alexander. 1935 – Bolivia and Paraguay signed a […]
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