December 22nd
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1906 Canada Japanese navy Visit
December 22nd, 1906 : A visit from the Japanese navy was expected in Vancouver. Officials in Ottawa were informed that three vessels led by Rear Admiral Katouka would visit the following March.
1927 Philippines Leper Colony
December 22nd, 1927 : An institution for saving the children of the Culion leper colony was run by the public welfare commissioner in Manila. The children were watched for signs of leprosy and given schooling.
1932 Spain Civil War
December 22nd, 1932 : A war in Spain was causing deep divisions in U.S. politics and it was feared that the war would spark a massive European conflict.
1939 Germany Train Crash
December 22nd, 1939 : Two trains collide in Magdeburg, Germany, killing more than 100 people
1942 Italy German Supplies
December 22nd, 1942 : Although Italy was politically and economically unstable and somewhat of a liability for Germany as a war ally, the Germans supplied Italy with coal, iron, and fuel in return for tanks, planes, weapons, and food.
1952 U.S.A. First Corvette
December 22nd, 1952 : The first Corvette, a production-ready prototype, is completed, it is shipped to New York where it made its public debut at the GM Motorama show at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on January 17
more info at http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/timeline/1951.shtml
1956 U.S.A. Baby Gorilla Born
December 22nd, 1956 : A baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity
1959 Denmark Members Of Communist Party Sent To Jail
December 22nd, 1959 : In Denmark seven Danish citizens were convicted and sent to jail for being members of the Communist Party and spying for East Germany. Their sentences were from 18 months to 5 years.
1968 Canada Voting Age
December 22nd, 1968 : Canada and the U.S. were the only countries in the world where the voting ages differ according to which province or state you live in. Quebec and Saskatchewan allowed teenagers 18 years old to vote, whereas British Columbia allowed 19 year olds to vote.
1972 Argentina Plane Crash Andes
December 22nd, 1972 : 14 survivors from a plane that crashed in the Argentine Andes over two months earlier, two of the survivors reached civilization yesterday after a 10 day trek to get help. The survivors had lived on chocolate bars, sweets and light food they found in luggage.
1977 U.S.A. President Jimmy Carter
December 22nd, 1977 : President Jimmy Carter had his first year as president. His White House staff was inexperienced, however Carter got strip-mine control legislation through Congress -- a matter which had stumped Republicans for years.
1984 U.S.A. Subway Vigilante
December 22nd, 1984 : Bernhard Goetz shoots four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him. He is dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by the New York press and becomes a symbol of New Yorkers' frustrations with a high crime rate.
1987 Japan Minke Whales Killing
December 22nd, 1987 : One hundred Minke whales were going to be killed in the Antarctic by Japan. Their Fisheries Department termed it “scientific whaling” but some felt it really was an excuse for commercial whaling.
1989 Germany Brandenburg Gate Open
December 22nd, 1989 : The Brandenburg Gate has been opened for the first time in almost three decades. The West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl walked through to be greeted by Hans Modrow, the East German Prime Minister, and thousands of German people flooded through from either side of the city.
1990 Poland Lech Walesa
December 22nd, 1990 : Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
1991 Russia Soviet Union Ended
December 22nd, 1991 : The Soviet Union was dead and 11 former republics announced that they represented a commonwealth, leaving President Mikhail Gorbachev an emperor without an empire. The commonwealth was ratified at Alma-Ata in Kazaka.
1994 U.S.A. Christmas Nor’easter
December 22nd, 1994 : The Christmas 1994 Nor’easter was a storm system that moved through Florida and the southern region of the United States. As a result, though, high winds and 10-20 foot waves collided with the upper East Coast of the country and eroded the shores of the area. New Jersey and New York also got floods with more than 5 inches of rain falling in some places.
2000 Scotland Madonna
December 22nd, 2000 : Madonna has married British movie director Guy Ritchie at an exclusive ceremony in the Scottish Highlands.
2001 U.S.A. Shoe Bomber
December 22nd, 2001 : Richard C. Reid, dubbed by the press as the shoe bomber, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.
On January 30, 2003, he was found guilty on terrorism charges at a federal court in Boston, Massachusetts and is currently serving multiple life sentences.
2005 Mexico Border Wall US
December 22nd, 2005 : Mexico was demanding that Latin America join in the fight against American plans to erect a 700 mile wall on the border between Mexico and the U.S.
22nd December Signs Of The Zodiac Capricorn
The Beginning for Capricorn, The Sign of The Goat
Find Out What Happened This Day in History Date and year What Events happened on your Birthday, The Day You Were Born
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1997 England BSE Inqiry Started
December 22nd, 1997 : An independent inquiry into the BSE "disaster" and the devastation it wreaked on British farming has been announced by the government. Included in the Inquiry will be report on the origins and the way in which authorities responded to it and the development of its human equivalent Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, CJD.
The results of the inquiry published in October 2000 included
Poor enforcement of the 1989 ban on specified bovine offal (brain, spinal cord and other tissue)
The government at the time played down the links between BSE-infected beef and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
The government at the time misled the public about the risks posed by so-called mad cow disease
December 22nd, 1997 : An independent inquiry into the BSE "disaster" and the devastation it wreaked on British farming has been announced by the government. Included in the Inquiry will be report on the origins and the way in which authorities responded to it and the development of its human equivalent Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, CJD.
The results of the inquiry published in October 2000 included
Poor enforcement of the 1989 ban on specified bovine offal (brain, spinal cord and other tissue)
The government at the time played down the links between BSE-infected beef and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
The government at the time misled the public about the risks posed by so-called mad cow disease
1906 Canada Japanese navy Visit
December 22nd, 1906 : A visit from the Japanese navy was expected in Vancouver. Officials in Ottawa were informed that three vessels led by Rear Admiral Katouka would visit the following March.
1927 Philippines Leper Colony
December 22nd, 1927 : An institution for saving the children of the Culion leper colony was run by the public welfare commissioner in Manila. The children were watched for signs of leprosy and given schooling.
1932 Spain Civil War
December 22nd, 1932 : A war in Spain was causing deep divisions in U.S. politics and it was feared that the war would spark a massive European conflict.
1939 Germany Train Crash
December 22nd, 1939 : Two trains collide in Magdeburg, Germany, killing more than 100 people
1942 Italy German Supplies
December 22nd, 1942 : Although Italy was politically and economically unstable and somewhat of a liability for Germany as a war ally, the Germans supplied Italy with coal, iron, and fuel in return for tanks, planes, weapons, and food.
1952 U.S.A. First Corvette
December 22nd, 1952 : The first Corvette, a production-ready prototype, is completed, it is shipped to New York where it made its public debut at the GM Motorama show at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on January 17
more info at http://www.corvettemuseum.com/library-archives/timeline/1951.shtml
1956 U.S.A. Baby Gorilla Born
December 22nd, 1956 : A baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity
1959 Denmark Members Of Communist Party Sent To Jail
December 22nd, 1959 : In Denmark seven Danish citizens were convicted and sent to jail for being members of the Communist Party and spying for East Germany. Their sentences were from 18 months to 5 years.
1968 Canada Voting Age
December 22nd, 1968 : Canada and the U.S. were the only countries in the world where the voting ages differ according to which province or state you live in. Quebec and Saskatchewan allowed teenagers 18 years old to vote, whereas British Columbia allowed 19 year olds to vote.
1972 Argentina Plane Crash Andes
December 22nd, 1972 : 14 survivors from a plane that crashed in the Argentine Andes over two months earlier, two of the survivors reached civilization yesterday after a 10 day trek to get help. The survivors had lived on chocolate bars, sweets and light food they found in luggage.
1977 U.S.A. President Jimmy Carter
December 22nd, 1977 : President Jimmy Carter had his first year as president. His White House staff was inexperienced, however Carter got strip-mine control legislation through Congress -- a matter which had stumped Republicans for years.
1984 U.S.A. Subway Vigilante
December 22nd, 1984 : Bernhard Goetz shoots four black youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him. He is dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by the New York press and becomes a symbol of New Yorkers' frustrations with a high crime rate.
1987 Japan Minke Whales Killing
December 22nd, 1987 : One hundred Minke whales were going to be killed in the Antarctic by Japan. Their Fisheries Department termed it “scientific whaling” but some felt it really was an excuse for commercial whaling.
1989 Germany Brandenburg Gate Open
December 22nd, 1989 : The Brandenburg Gate has been opened for the first time in almost three decades. The West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl walked through to be greeted by Hans Modrow, the East German Prime Minister, and thousands of German people flooded through from either side of the city.
1990 Poland Lech Walesa
December 22nd, 1990 : Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
1991 Russia Soviet Union Ended
December 22nd, 1991 : The Soviet Union was dead and 11 former republics announced that they represented a commonwealth, leaving President Mikhail Gorbachev an emperor without an empire. The commonwealth was ratified at Alma-Ata in Kazaka.
1994 U.S.A. Christmas Nor’easter
December 22nd, 1994 : The Christmas 1994 Nor’easter was a storm system that moved through Florida and the southern region of the United States. As a result, though, high winds and 10-20 foot waves collided with the upper East Coast of the country and eroded the shores of the area. New Jersey and New York also got floods with more than 5 inches of rain falling in some places.
2000 Scotland Madonna
December 22nd, 2000 : Madonna has married British movie director Guy Ritchie at an exclusive ceremony in the Scottish Highlands.
2001 U.S.A. Shoe Bomber
December 22nd, 2001 : Richard C. Reid, dubbed by the press as the shoe bomber, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.
On January 30, 2003, he was found guilty on terrorism charges at a federal court in Boston, Massachusetts and is currently serving multiple life sentences.
2005 Mexico Border Wall US
December 22nd, 2005 : Mexico was demanding that Latin America join in the fight against American plans to erect a 700 mile wall on the border between Mexico and the U.S.
22nd December Signs Of The Zodiac Capricorn
The Beginning for Capricorn, The Sign of The Goat
