Monthly Archives: December 2010

December 31 – Events: 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 535 – Byzantine General Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the … Continue reading →

We have a lot of people reading this blog on their Kindle’s, and I am going to set this message up to send out approximately once a month: if you’ve seen it before and know what I’m talking about, or … Continue reading →

December 30 – Events: 1460 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis is proclaimed. 1817 – First coffee planted in Hawaii. 1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico … Continue reading →

December 29 – Events: 1778 – American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell captures Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot. 1786 – French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked. 1812 – The … Continue reading →

December 28 – Events: 1065 – Westminster Abbey is consecrated. 1308 – The reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins. 1612 – Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as … Continue reading →

December 27 – Events: 537 – The Hagia Sophia is completed. 1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World. 1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance … Continue reading →

December 26 – Events: 1481 – Battle of Westbrook – Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. 1492 – First Spanish settlement in New World founded by Columbus. 1620 – Elizabeth Báthory’s crimes are uncovered. 1620 – Pilgrim Fathers land at what … Continue reading →

December 25 – Events: 1 – First Christmas, according to calendar maker Dionysus Exigus. 274 – Roman Emperor Aurelian dedicates a temple to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the winter solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. … Continue reading →

December 24 – Events: 563 – The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. 962 – Byzantine troops destroy the Emir of Aleppo, thoroughly sacking the city. 1294 – Pope … Continue reading →

December 23 – Events: 1493 – Georg Alt’s German translation of Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle is published. 1783 – George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. 1793 – The Battle … Continue reading →