The Battle of the Bulge began, the Boston Tea Party took place, Einstein published his Theory of General Relativity, Vasco de Gama reached India, Venera 7 landed on Venus, Truman declared a state of emergency, the death penalty was abolished in the UK, Rasputin was assassinated, Peter Rabbit was published, and the first White House press conference was held.
The Battle of the Bulge began. (1944) This battle marked the beginning of the last major German offensive of WWII. It was the largest battle fought on the Western Front and lasted for three weeks.
The Boston Tea Party took place. (1773) Massachusetts settlers calling themselves the “Sons of Liberty” unloaded 342 cases of tea in Boston Harbor in response to the British tea tax. This was one of the greatest acts of rebellion before the American Revolution began. It led to the First Continental Congress meeting to discuss the possibility of the American colonies uniting against Great Britain.
Einstein published his Theory of General Relativity. (1915) The theory, which states that the gravitational attraction between objects is the result of their deformation of space and time, would become a keystone of modern mathematics and quantum physics.
Vasco de Gama passed the Great Fish River, the farthest point ever reached by previous European explorers. (1497) de Gama became the first European to arrive in India by sea, opening an extremely lucrative trade route between Europe and India.
The first landing on Venus took place. (1970) USSR spacecraft Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Venus, as well as the first spacecraft to land on a planet and then transmit information to Earth.
President Truman declared a state of emergency due to communism. (1950) As hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers poured into Korea in response to MacArthur’s brief invasion of China, Truman declared the United States to be in a state of emergency. Preparations began for what many thought would become World War III.
The death penalty for murder has been abolished in the UK. (1969) This was one of the first steps towards total abolition of the death penalty in the UK two years later.
Rasputin was assassinated. (1916) Prince Yusupov decided to kill the controversial monk and faith healer due to his influence on the tsarina. Legend has it that Rasputin was poisoned, shot, bludgeoned and stabbed before Yusupov and his comrades could finally kill him by drowning.
The tale of Peter Rabbit was first published. (1901) Author Beatrix Potter had the book privately printed after it was rejected by several publishers. The book became very popular thanks to the whimsical plot and illustrations, painted by Potter herself. It was commercially printed the following year.
The first White House press conference was held. (1953) Although previous presidents had made official statements to the press, President Eisenhower’s press conference on Communism and American Activities Abroad was the first White House press conference in which the press was permitted to ask questions.
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