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{{*mp}} [[1766]] – In [[London]], '''[[Christie's|James Christie]]''' opened what is today the world's leading art business and fine arts [[auction]] house. |
{{*mp}} [[1766]] – In [[London]], '''[[Christie's|James Christie]]''' opened what is today the world's leading art business and fine arts [[auction]] house. |
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{{*mp}} [[1933]] – '''[[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition of alcoholic beverages]]''' in the [[United States]] officially ended when the [[Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-first Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] was [[ratification|ratified]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1933]] – '''[[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition of alcoholic beverages]]''' in the [[United States]] officially ended when the [[Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-first Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]] was [[ratification|ratified]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1945]] – '''[[Flight 19]]''', a squadron of five [[TBF Avenger|Avenger TBM]] [[torpedo bomber]]s of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], disappeared in the area known as the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1945]] – '''[[Flight 19]]''', a squadron of five [[TBF Avenger|Avenger TBM]] [[torpedo bomber]]s of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], disappeared in the area now known as the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. |
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Revision as of 01:56, 5 December 2007
December 5: Father's Day in Thailand, St Nicholas's Eve in various European countries.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus (pictured) became the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
- 1590 – Niccolò Sfondrati became Pope Gregory XIV, succeeding Pope Urban VII who died two months earlier.
- 1766 – In London, James Christie opened what is today the world's leading art business and fine arts auction house.
- 1933 – Prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States officially ended when the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
- 1945 – Flight 19, a squadron of five Avenger TBM torpedo bombers of the U.S. Navy, disappeared in the area now known as the Bermuda Triangle.
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