December 26, 1776, General George Washington crosses the Delaware River to defeat the Hessians in the Hessian-held town of Trenton, New Jersey. Yes, George and the boys did come out on top that day in case anyone wasn't exactly sure of the outcome. There is a similar thread over on the forum, so I figure something like that would be a nice addition here as well. Other sources of small tidbits of history, trivial if you will, is always a interest of mine. This thread is for everyone to participate in, so with all the history associated with the British and Commonwealth, this thread should hopefully have plenty of input.
Hey, watch out! My paternal side of the family came over with the Hessians and decided to stay when the war was done.
Darwin sails in HMS Beagle. 27th December 1831 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_voyage_of_HMS_Beagle
27 Decemberv1836 UK's deadliest avalanche https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_avalanche http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-avalanche-at-lewes-east-sussex-1836-73940
December 24th, 1941: The gallant last stand by the HKVDC (mostly gunners) at the Stanley Gap / Peninsula. Soon afterwards, Hong Kong capitulated.
Come on, it's only 3 days late... Call it "delayed action" :P Besides, just found the thread a few minutes ago, and that because of your post; your fault then :biggrin:
Hey guys, a little help here please! Let's try to get this thing going and have a little fun while learning something at the same time. December 29, 1890 - The US Army's famed 7th Cavalry (Custer's Own I might add) massacred about 300 Lakota Indians near the Wounded Knee Creek in present day South Dakota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre In addition to the actions on that black day on the plains of South Dakota, an unprecedented 20 count'em 20 medals of honor were handed out as a result of the actions of the day. Talk about insult added to injury. Indian leaders and historians have made inquiries on the massive awarding of the medal for such a terrible action, asking for a review and revoking of said medals. Can't say that I blame them on that point.
1170 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket I thought calender changed so not sure it is this day in history really.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Creation_of_the_USSR The draft declaration was endorsed on Dec. 29, 1922, by a conference of plenipotentiary delegations from the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, Byelorussian SSR, and the Transcaucasian SFSR. On Dec. 30, 1922, the declaration together with the Treaty on the Establishment of the USSR was adopted by the First Congress of Soviets of the USSR
nothing happened on the BBC BBC Sport This week Calendar BBC Sport schedule Tuesday 30 December 1243 Tue22 Dec Wed23 Dec Thu24 Dec Fri25 Dec Sat26 Dec Sun27 Dec Mon28 Dec Tue29 Dec Wed30 Dec Thu31 Dec Fri1 Jan Sat2 Jan Sun3 Jan Mon4 Jan Tue5 Jan Schedule There is no schedule for today. Please choose another day from the calendar Wednesday 30 December 1243
30th December 1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. Gadsden Purchase, 1853–1854 The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. Gadsden’s Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/gadsden-purchase
UK, 31 December 1695, Window Tax. http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famdates.php?id=1492 . http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/daylight-robbery.html