First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films / Earl Hines born - December 28
Auguste and Louis Lumière charged 1 franc admission to see several of their films on this day in 1895. / On this day in 1903, jazz musician Earl Hines, considered by many to be the father of modern ja...
28 Dec 202010min
Carry Nation smashed the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS / Laws of Burgos instituted - December 27
Carry Nation destroyed the Carey Hotel's bar as a Temperance protest on this day in 1900. / On this day in 1512, the Laws of Burgos, a set of laws regulating the relationship between Spaniards and ind...
27 Dec 202011min
First Kwanzaa Celebrated / Mary Somerville born - December 26
The pan-African holiday Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Karenga, was celebrated for the first time beginning this day in 1966. / On this day in 1867, Scottish mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville w...
26 Dec 202011min
Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted / Baptist War began - December 25
The comet that Edmond Halley had calculated to return appeared as in the night sky as predicted on this day in 1758. / On this day in 1831, the Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, bega...
25 Dec 202010min
Silent Night' performed for the first time / Eggnog Riot - December 24
Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber performed "Stille Nacht" for the first time at a Christmas Eve mass in Austria on this day in 1818. / On this day in 1826, rowdy cadets at West Point incited a drunken rio...
24 Dec 20209min
First successful living-donor kidney transplantation / Andes Flight Disaster survivors rescued - December 23
Richard Herrick received a kidney from his twin brother on this day in 1954. / On this day in 1972, survivors who were stranded in the Andes Mountains after their flight crashed were rescued. Learn m...
23 Dec 202010min
Alfred Dreyfus Convicted / Itō Hirobumi became first prime minister of Japan - December 22
Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully convicted of selling military secrets to Germany on this day in 1894. / On this day in1885, Itō Hirobumi became the first prime minister of Japan. Learn more about your ...
22 Dec 202010min
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed / Fredonian Rebellion - December 21
A bomb exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103 on this day in 1988. / On this day in 1826, rebels in the Republic of Fredonia signed their Declaration of Independence from Mexico. Learn more about your ad-...
21 Dec 202011min
