This Day in History Class

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First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films / Earl Hines born - December 28 Dec 28, 2020

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Auguste and Louis Lumière charged 1 franc admission to see several of their films on this day in 1895. / On this day in 1903, jazz musician Earl Hines, considered by many to be the father of modern jazz piano, was born.

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Carry Nation smashed the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS / Laws of Burgos instituted - December 27 Dec 27, 2020

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Carry Nation destroyed the Carey Hotel's bar as a Temperance protest on this day in 1900. / On this day in 1512, the Laws of Burgos, a set of laws regulating the relationship between Spaniards and indigenous people in the Americas, were promulgated in Burgos, Crown of Castile.

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First Kwanzaa Celebrated / Mary Somerville born - December 26 Dec 26, 2020

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The pan-African holiday Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Karenga, was celebrated for the first time beginning this day in 1966. / On this day in 1867, Scottish mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville was born.

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Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted / Baptist War began - December 25 Dec 25, 2020

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The comet that Edmond Halley had calculated to return appeared as in the night sky as predicted on this day in 1758. / On this day in 1831, the Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, began in Jamaica.

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Silent Night' performed for the first time / Eggnog Riot - December 24 Dec 24, 2020

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Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber performed "Stille Nacht" for the first time at a Christmas Eve mass in Austria on this day in 1818. / On this day in 1826, rowdy cadets at West Point incited a drunken riot known as the Eggnog Riot.

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First successful living-donor kidney transplantation / Andes Flight Disaster survivors rescued - December 23 Dec 23, 2020

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Richard Herrick received a kidney from his twin brother on this day in 1954. / On this day in 1972, survivors who were stranded in the Andes Mountains after their flight crashed were rescued.

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Alfred Dreyfus Convicted / Itō Hirobumi became first prime minister of Japan - December 22 Dec 22, 2020

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Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully convicted of selling military secrets to Germany on this day in 1894. / On this day in1885, Itō Hirobumi became the first prime minister of Japan.

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Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed / Fredonian Rebellion - December 21 Dec 21, 2020

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A bomb exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103 on this day in 1988. / On this day in 1826, rebels in the Republic of Fredonia signed their Declaration of Independence from Mexico.

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South Carolina Seceded / Doña Paz ferry disaster - December 20 Dec 20, 2020

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South Carolina seceded from the Union on this day in 1860. / On this day in 1987, a passenger ferry called Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker, causing the death of more than 4,000 people.

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"A Christmas Carol" Published / First Indochina War began - December 19 Dec 19, 2020

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Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was published for the first time on this day in 1843. / On this day in 1946, the First Indochina War began.

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