Historical Events In December - 20
Tuesday, 09 March 2021
1860 On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede
1860 On December - 20 south Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy
1860 On this day in history sC votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede
1861 Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.
1862 -Dec 20th] Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history robert Knox
1864 On December - 20 -Dec 27th] Battle of Ft Fisher, NC
1865 On this day in history de Clear-Alkmaar railway opens
1865 Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc) on this day in history.
1867 Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer on this day in history.
1868 Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road on December - 20.
1869 On December - 20 charley Grapewin, Xenia OH, actor (Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady)
1870 On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)
1871 On this day in history henry Kimball Hadley, composer
1872 On this day in history lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer
1875 T F Powys, Wales, writer (Captain Patch, Goat Green) on December - 20.
1875 On this day in history michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/writer (Povesti), dies at 75
1876 Jan Van Oudshoorn, [Jan K Feylbrief], Dutch writer (Maze of Senses) on December - 20.
1876 On this day in history hannah Omish, at 12 is youngest ever hanged in US
1879 Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on December - 20.
1880 On December - 20 new York's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way"
1880 On this day in history battle at Bronker's Spruit, Transvaal: Farmers beat Britten
1881 On this day in history branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)
1883 On December - 20 international cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
1883 Intl cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls on this day in history.
1884 Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch nazi collaborator/traitor on December - 20.
1886 On December - 20 domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer
1889 On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer
1891 Strongman Louis Cyr withstands the pull of 4 horses on December - 20.
1891 Strongman Louis Cyr withstands pull of 4 horses on December - 20.
1892 Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne on this day in history.
1892 On December - 20 pneumatic automobile tire patented, Syracuse NY
1893 First state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.
1893 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia on this day in history.
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