This Day in History: December 15
The U.S. declared an end to the War in Iraq in 2011
- Madison Square Garden formally opens with NHL game in 1925
- "Catfish" Hunter becomes MLB's first free agent in modern era in 1974
- Kidnapped grandson of Getty billionaire found in 1973
- Bill of Rights is finally ratified in 1791
- Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die in 1961
- Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens in 2001
- General MacArthur orders end of Shinto as Japanese state religion in 1945
- Jockey Sandy Hawley wins record 500th race in 1973
- U.S. House of Representatives recommends impeaching Clinton in 1998
- Sitting Bull killed by Native American Police in 1890 (it says "Indian Police" but they weren't Indians"
- Legendary bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel in 1944
- “Schindler’s List” opens, wins Steven Spielberg his first Oscar in 1993
- James Brown begins his prison sentence in 1988
- and in 1978, the United States announces that it will recognize communist China
If you find anything wrong with the dates or anything like that, FIRST go history.com (make sure it's the right day) and make sure I wrote it in right first, and if I did type it in right, but the date is still wrong THEN go to https://support.history.com/hc/en-us to report it to History.com If this doesn't make any sense just tell me and I'll try to clear it up.
If you want the rest of the story of any one of the topics, just go to https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history. Make sure you are on December 14. If you do go to the website, you may need to scroll down past the first article.
I hope you have a good rest of your week!
