December

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Political battles are frequently close calls and, in the United States, only one presidential election has not been decided by the voters themselves — the battle…

Prior to the 20th century, the manufacturing of cars and other vehicles remained a cumbersome process as each was handcrafted. Automobiles remained exclusive for this reason – far beyond the…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Five years to the day after Alfred Nobel died, the foundation he created to highlight contributions to the “greatest benefit of mankind” revealed the first five…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In a story that will be regarded as one of the most romantic in history, King Edward VIII chose love over power on December 11, 1936.…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Famous for mind-bending paintings focused on dark themes, the artist behind The Scream was born in the tiny village of Adalsbruk, Norway on December 12, 1863.…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Some five years after striking out on his own as a privateer in the Caribbean Sea, Francis Drake received the commission which would make him famous:…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Small and easily disregarded, few would ever guess that Ueshiba Morihei could amount to much when he was born in what is now Tanabe, Japan on…

One of the most famous love stories to ever hit the silver screen made its debut on December 15, 1939 at Loew’s Grand Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Coming in at…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Five months after leaving Lisbon, Vasco da Gama made a turn that ensured European trade and the Indian subcontinent would never be the same. As he…

*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the midst of a massive project to strengthen the foundation of the Mexico City Cathedral, excavation came to a screeching halt on December 17, 1790.…