1807 – The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act, designed to force peace between Britain and France by cutting off all trade with Europe.
1864 – During the American Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sent a message to U.S. President Lincoln from Georgia. The message read, “I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.”
1882 – 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison
1885 – ItōHirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.
1894 – The United States Golf Association was formed in New York City.
1895 – German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen made the first X-ray, of his wife’s hand.
1932 – “The Mummy” directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff is released in the US – 1st Mummy horror film
1943 – Sporting goods manufacturers received permission to use synthetic rubber for the core of base balls.
1956 – Colo, the first gorilla to be born in captivity, was born at the Columbus, Ohio zoo.
2006 – Australian archaeologist Sue O’Connor finds first evidence of modern humans in Jerimalai cave, near Lene Hara cave in East Timor
2010 – The repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
By:Archa Dave
