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This Day in History, December 2
On December 2nd, 1848, Franz Joseph I became King of Austria.
This Day in History, December 1
On December 1st, 1990, the Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France met forty meters beneath the seabed.
This Day in History, November 30
On November 30th, 1936, London's Crystal Palace was destroyed in a fire.
This Day in History, November 29
On November 29th, 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was opened to the public.
This Day in History, November 28
On November 28th, 1660, the Royal Society was founded at Gresham College.
This Day in History, November 27
On November 27th, 1901, the U.S. Army War College was established.
This Day in History, November 26
On November 26th, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.
This Day in History, November 25
On November 25th, 1950, the People's Republic of China joined the Korean War.
This Day in History, November 24
On November 24th, 1974, the skeleton of "Lucy," a 3.18 million years old female hominid, was found in Ethiopia.
This Day in History, November 24
On November 24th, 1974, the skeleton of "Lucy," a 3.18 million years old female hominid, was found in Ethiopia.
This Day in History, November 23
On November 23rd, 1963, the first episode of the sci-fi series "Doctor Who" aired on BBC television.
This Day in History, November 22
On November 22nd, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
This Day in History, November 21
On November 21st, 1916, the HMHS Britannic sank into the Aegean Sea.
This Day in History, November 20
On November 20th, 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in World War I began.
This Day in History, November 19
On November 19th, 1816, Warsaw University was established.
This Day in History, November 18
On November 18th, 326, the old St. Peter's Basilica was consecrated.
This Day in History, November 17
On November 17th, 1962, John F. Kennedy dedicated the Dulles International Airport.
This Day in History, November 16
On November 16th, 1904, John Ambrose Fleming invented the vacuum tube.
This Day in History, November 15
On November 15th, 1960, the Polaris missile was test-launched.
This Day in History, November 14
On November 14th, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 12.