This week in history #52

Last week's photos:
1846 Anesthesia
1972 Germany
1993 KGB
1947 Transistor

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #52

December 26, ____ - An estimated 230,000 persons died and 1.5 million left homeless when a magnitude 9.3 earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a series of giant tsunami waves that decimated parts of a dozen countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, and Somalia. 

December 30, ____ - The United States purchased the territory of Louisiana from France for approximately $15 million. 

December 30, ____ - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] was established. 

December 31, ____ - Thomas Edison conducted the first public demonstration of his electric incandescent lamp.

This week in history #51

Last week's photos:
1901 Marconi
1991 Korea
1911 Amundsen
1962 Mariner II

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #51

December 21, ____ - Anesthesia was used for the first time in Britain. 

December 21, ____ - East and West Germany established diplomatic ties, ending two decades of Cold War hostility. 

December 21, ____ - The KGB (Soviet Secret Police) was abolished by Russian President Boris Yeltsin. 

December 23, ____ - The transistor was invented at Bell Laboratories, sparking a worldwide revolution in electronics.

This week in history #50

This week in history #50

Last week's photos:
1865 13th Amendment
1787 US Constitution
1941 Pearl Harbor
1948 Human Rights

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #50

December 11, ____ - Marconi transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal from England to Newfoundland. 

December 13, ____ - North and South Korea signed a treaty of reconciliation and nonaggression, formally ending the Korean War, although actual fighting had stopped in 1953. 

December 14, ____ - Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole. 

December 14, ____ - The Mariner II space probe sent back information from the planet Venus.

This week in history #49

Last week's photos:
1929 South Pole
1640 Portugal
1918 Iceland
1955 Rosa Parks

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

Week #49

December 6, ____ - The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery in the US.

December 7, ____ - Delaware became the first state to adopt the US constitution.

December 7, ____ - The US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese aircraft.

December 10, ____ - The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.