December

December 29 in History

December 29 in Pop Culture History December 29th is… Pepper Pot Day Tick Tock Day Still Need to Do Day 1170 – Archbishop Thomas Becket was assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights under orders from King Henry II of England. 1851 – The first American YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) opened in Boston, Massachusetts. …

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December 27 in History

December 27 in Pop Culture History December 27th is… Fruitcake Day Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day National Visit The Zoo Day 1831 – Charles Darwin set sail in the HMS Beagle, beginning his journey of discovering evolution. 1895 – “Stag” Lee Sheldon killed his friend Billy Lyons over a drunken political argument. Various versions of the …

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