This Day in History
22 Dec 1135
Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king
22 Dec 1216
Pope Honorius III delegates degree Religiosam vitam eligentibus
22 Dec 1465
Peace of St Truiden Louis van Bourbon becomes bishop of Lige
22 Dec 1536
English scholar Reginald Pole appointed cardinal
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Dreyfus affair begins in France
French officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason by a military court-martial and sentenced to life in prison for his alleged crime of passing military secr...
Waldheim elected U.N. secretary-general
The United Nations General Assembly votes to ratify the U.N. Security Councils nomination of Austrian diplomat Kurt Waldheim to lead the U.N. Waldheim w...
The Bernhard Goetz subway shooting
On the New York City subway Bernhard Goetz a 45-year-old white male shoots four young black men after they surround him and ask for 5. After wounding three ...
Romanian government falls
The Romanian army defects to the cause of anti-communist demonstrators and the government of Nicolae Ceausescu is overthrown. The end of 42 years of communist ...
First gorilla born in captivity
On this day in 1956 a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. Weighing in at a...
Russian-German peace talks begin at Brest-Litovsk
A week after the armistice was signed between Russia and Germany and nearly three weeks after a ceasefire was declared on the Eastern Front representatives of ...
Washington announces Linebacker II raids will continue
Washington announces that the bombing of North Vietnam will continue until Hanoi agrees to negotiate in a spirit of good will and in a constructive attit...
Soviet Union attacks Chinese policy toward Vietnam
The Soviet Union accuses China of backing U.S. policies in Vietnam an accusation that illustrates the growing rift between the two communist superpowers. China...
L.A. Lakers break pro sports winning streak record
On December 22 1971 the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) defeat the Baltimore Bullets 127-120 in Baltimore for their 27th strai...
Julie Nixon marries David Eisenhower
On this day in 1968 Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower both progeny of United States presidents tie the knot in New York City.Julie Nixon was the daughter of R...
John Chisum dies in Arkansas
A central player in the violent Lincoln County War of 1878-81 the cattleman John Chisum dies at Eureka Springs Arkansas.Born in Tennessee in 1824 Chisum move...
Dostoevsky reprieved at last minute
On this day writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is led before a firing squad and prepared for execution. He had been convicted and sentenced to death on November 16 for a...
Hollywood mogul Darryl Zanuck dies
On this day in 1979 Darryl Zanuck the powerful Hollywood studio chief and producer behind a long list of classic movies including The Grapes of Wrath All Ab...
Express trains collide in Germany
Two express trains collide in Magdeburg Germany killing more than 100 people on this day in 1939. Occurring at the outset of World War II the accident was pr...
John Wayne Gacy confesses
On this day in 1978 John Wayne Gacy confesses to police to killing over two dozen boys and young men and burying their bodies under his suburban Chicago home. ...
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