Category Archives: Daily Update
What Happened – December 31
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul” and the most recent is “2004 – The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1961, 1973, 1995, 2004, 406, AC/DC, Anthony Hopkins, Beach Boys, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Kingsley, Burton Cummings, Calvin and Hobbes, Donna Summer, Gaul, James Remar, Taipei 101, Tim Matheson, Tom Hamilton, Val Kilmer, Vandals
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What Happened – December 30
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city” and the most recent is “2006 – Madrid Barajas … Continue reading
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Tagged 1066, 1809, 1922, 1963, 1993, 2006, Boston, Davy Jones, Eliza Dushku, Granada, Heidi Fleiss, history, Israel, Jack Riley, James Burrows, Jeff Lynne, Let's Make a Deal, Michael Nesmith, Noel Paul Stookey, Patti Smith, Sean Hannity, Tracey Ullman, USSR, Vatican
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What Happened – December 29
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church” and the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 1170, 1890, 1970, Andy Wachowski, history, Jon Polito, Mary Tyler Moore, OSHA, Paula Poundstone, Ray Thomas, Richard Nixon, Ted Danson, Thomas Becket, Wounded Knee
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What Happened – December 28
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “893 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia” and the most recent is “2010 – Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.” A couple other things that also took place are: 1867 … Continue reading
What Happened – December 27
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “537 – The Hagia Sophia is completed” and the most recent is “2009 – Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.” A few other things that also occurred on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900, 1947, 1979, 2009, 537, Afghanistan, Carrie Nation, David Knopfler, Hagia Sophia, history, Howdy Doody, Iran, John Amos, Michael Pinder, Mick Jones, Soviet Union
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What Happened – December 26
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1135 – Coronation of King Stephen of England” and the most recent is “2006 – An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260.” A couple other things that also took place on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1135, 1968, 1973, 2006, Caroll Spinney, England, history, Lars Ulrich, Led Zepplin, Nigeria, Spirit, The Exorcist, Vanilla Fudge
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What Happened – December 24
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “563 – The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes” and the most recent is “2008 – Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks on Democratic Republic … Continue reading
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Tagged 1826, 1851, 1968, 2008, 563, Diedrich Bader, Frank Borman, George Herbert Walker Bush, history, Iran-Contra, James Lovell, Library, Stephenie Meyer, West Point, William Anders
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What Happened – December 23
The earliest event that Wiki says occurred on this day is “962 – Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo” and the most recent is “2003 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.” A few … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1823, 1913, 1938, 1968, 2003, 962, A Visit from St. Nicholas, Bob Kahn, China, Dave Murray, Eddie Vedder, Federal Reserve Act, Harry Shearer, history, Jorma Kaukonen, Margaret Hamilton, North Korea, Paul Hornung, Ron Bushy, The Crisis, The Wizard of Oz, Thomas Paine, USS Pueblo, Woodrow Wilson
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