December This Day In History
In the early 1900's Small Pox Continues to be a problem with as many as 20% who die when they get the diseaseDecember is also the month when Christmas is celebrated around the world and people over indulge, Together with October and November is the most important time of the year for retail sales.
In Ireland the ongoing problems with Northern Ireland continue for many years but a peace is agreed
In most wars over the last 100 years often Christmas becomes a period of truce
Russia tries to regain control of some of the states that had decided they wanted independence which they eventually gain when the Soviet Union Breaks up
One of the worst genocide in history occurs in Rwanda and all the rest of the world does is watch as 1 million men, women and children are murdered
Germany leaves the League of Nations which could well have been seen as a sign of what Hitler had in mind
One of the important milestones in Aviation History the first Jet Passenger Plane is grounded when metal fatigue is found to have caused multiple crashes in the Comet Aircraft
The Nuremburg Trials find many guilty of crimes against humanity that highlight MANS ability for terrible crimes against MAN
