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28th December 1972: Kim Il-sung becomes President of North Korea

On the 28th December 1972, Kim Il-sung became the first President of North ...

27th December 1929: Stalin calls for the ‘liquidation of the kulaks as a class’

The Soviet dekulakisation campaign began when Joseph Stalin announced the ‘liquidation of the kulaks as a ...

26th December 1991: The USSR formally dissolved

On the 26th December 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union met for the last time to formally dissolve itself and the Soviet ...

25th December 1914: The Christmas Truce takes place at sections along the Western Front

The Christmas Truce saw soldiers on the First World War’s Western Front take part in a series of unofficial ...

24th December 1955: NORAD tracks Santa for the first time

On the 24th December 1955, the Colorado Springs' Continental Air Defense Command first began giving children the current location of Santa as he made his way across the world delivering ...

23rd December 1750: Ben Franklin accidentally shocks himself while trying to electrocute a turkey

Benjamin Franklin, the American polymath, accidentally electrocuted himself while attempting to kill a ...

22nd December 1989: Overthrow of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania

On the 22nd December 1989, Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu was ...

21st December 1620: The first Mayflower Pilgrims land at Plymouth

The first of the Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they established the Plymouth ...

20th December 1917: Cheka established by the Bolsheviks

On the 20th December 1917, the Russian Bolshevik secret police known as the Cheka was ...

19th December 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister

William Pitt the Younger became the youngest ever Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of ...