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31. December 26, 1928: Novelty "bubble gum" goes on sale for first time [1] December 4, 1928: King George V seriously ill, Queen Mary chosen to lead six-person council during his disability. December 1, 1928: Earthquake in Chile kills 279 people. December 13, 1928: "Clip-On" tie introduced [2]
December 18–20, 1957: Highest gust: 53 kn (61 mph; 98 km/h) (estimated) in Hannibal, Missouri, on December 18: Tornadoes confirmed: 37 confirmed: Max. rating 1: F5 tornado: Duration of tornado outbreak 2: 1 day and 14 1 ⁄ 2 hours: Largest hail: 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (3.2 cm) in diameter in Missouri on December 18: Fatalities: 19 fatalities, 291 ...
The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...
On 8 October 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in response. Along with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the group includes the cruiser Normandy, and the destroyers Carney, Ramage, Roosevelt and Thomas Hudner.
Forefathers' Day is a holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 22. It is a commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 21, 1620. It was introduced in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1769. Forefathers Day' is celebrated every year by the Old Colony Club, established in 1769 "to honor ...
The reactor achieved first criticality at 4:30 AM on December 2, 1957. Sixteen days later, on December 18, the first electrical power was generated and full power was achieved on December 23, 1957, although the station remained in test mode. Eisenhower opened the Shippingport Atomic Power Station on May 26, 1958.
On 18 December, the British multinational oil and gas company BP also suspended all shipments through the Red Sea. Maersk, which holds about 14.8% of the market share in the global container shipping market, [344] announced on 25 December 2023 that it would resume operations soon as a result of Operation Prosperity Guardian. [345]
Torpedoed by SM U-24 on December 4, 1916 HMS Calgarian: 1913 Torpedoed and sunk on March 1, 1918 SS California: 1906 Torpedoed by SM U-85 on February 7, 1917 SS California: 1923 Crippled by a German air attack on July 11, 1943, and sunk the next day by the Royal Navy: RMS Cambria: 1844 Scrapped in March 1875 after being sold SS Cameronia: 1911