Historical Events In December - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1860 SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede on this day in history.
1860 South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy on this day in history.
1860 SC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede on December - 20.
1861 On December - 20 battle of Dranesville, VA
1862 On December - 20 -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA
1862 Robert Knox on December - 20.
1864 -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC on this day in history.
1865 De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens on December - 20.
1865 Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) on December - 20.
1867 On December - 20 fini Valdemar Henriques, composer
1868 Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on December - 20.
1869 On this day in history charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)
1870 Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on December - 20.
1871 On this day in history henry Kimball Hadley, composer
1872 On December - 20 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer
1875 On this day in history t F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green)
1875 On this day in history michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75
1876 On this day in history jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses)
1876 Hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US on December - 20.
1879 On December - 20 tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park
1880 On December - 20 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"
1880 On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten
1881 On this day in history branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)
1883 International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on December - 20.
1883 On December - 20 intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
1884 Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor on December - 20.
1886 Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer on December - 20.
1889 Bozidar Sirola, composer on December - 20.
1891 Strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses on this day in history.
1891 On this day in history strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses
1892 On December - 20 phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne
1892 On this day in history pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY
1893 First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on December - 20.
1893 On December - 20 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia
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