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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 ...
December 12, 1912 (Thursday) U.S. Representative Charles Calvin Bowman of Pennsylvania was unseated by a 153-118 vote of his fellow House Congressmen, who concluded that he had used corrupt practices to be elected in 1910. Bowman still had almost three months left in his term, which would expire March 4.
Republic Day (Maltese: Jum ir-Repubblika) is a public holiday celebrated in Malta on 13 December. It celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Malta.On 13 December 1974, the constitution of Malta revised, which resulted in the transforming the State of Malta into a republic, effectively abolishing the role of Reġina ta' Malta (Queen of Malta) in the country.
December 4, 1947 (Thursday) The Judges' Trial ended in Nuremberg. 10 of the 15 German jurists and lawyers on trial were found guilty of Nazi war crimes and given prison sentences of varying lengths, including life for four of them. The Egyptian government banned public demonstrations in Cairo after police clashed with 15,000 marchers protesting ...
Stadium 974 ( Arabic: استاد ٩٧٤, romanized : ʾIstād 974, previously known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium) was a football stadium slated for dismantlement [2] in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha, Qatar, about 10 km east of Doha. [3] Opened 30 November 2021, it was a temporary venue, made from 974 recycled shipping containers, that hosted matches during ...
Little Christmas (Irish: Nollaig na mBan, lit. 'Women's Christmas'), also known as Old Christmas, Green Christmas, or Twelfth Night, is one of the traditional names among Irish Christians and Amish Christians for 6 January, which is also known more widely as the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated after the conclusion of the twelve days of Christmastide.
December 4, 1938 (Sunday) Anti-Italian riots broke out in Tunis over Italy's recent demand that France hand over Tunisia. Windows of an Italian tourist office, newspaper and bookstore were smashed, but police reinforcements prevented any such attack on the Italian consulate. 15 arrests were made.
Christmas tree in Japan. Christmas is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians around the world. The Christmas season [2] or the festive season; [3] also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from late November to early January. Incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day, the various ...