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30th December 1916: “Mad Monk” Grigori Rasputin murdered by Russian nobles Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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30th December 1916: “Mad Monk” Grigori Rasputin murdered by Russian nobles

On the night of 29 December, 1916, Rasputin was invited to the home of Prince Felix Yusupov. The...

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29th December 1937: Constitution of Ireland comes into effect as the longest continually operating republican... Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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29th December 1937: Constitution of Ireland comes into effect as the longest continually operating republican...

The 1937 Constitution of Ireland was born out of a desire to fully assert Irish independence...

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26th December 1825: The Decembrist Revolt takes place in Russia against autocratic Tsarist rule Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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26th December 1825: The Decembrist Revolt takes place in Russia against autocratic Tsarist rule

The Decembrists were driven by ideals of constitutionalism, liberal reforms, and a desire for a...

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25th December 1776: George Washington crosses the Delaware with a column of the Continental Army Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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25th December 1776: George Washington crosses the Delaware with a column of the Continental Army

As night fell amidst a harsh winter storm, Washington and approximately 2,400 soldiers began the...

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24th December 1818: ‘Stille Nacht’, known in English as Silent Night, performed for the first time Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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24th December 1818: ‘Stille Nacht’, known in English as Silent Night, performed for the first time

‘Silent Night’ is based on a six-stanza poem written by Joseph Mohr, a young priest who arrived...

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23rd December 1688: James II of England flees to exile in France during the Glorious Revolution Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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23rd December 1688: James II of England flees to exile in France during the Glorious Revolution

Facing the inevitability of conflict amidst diminishing support following the invasion by William...

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18th December 1916: End of the Battle of Verdun during the First World War Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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18th December 1916: End of the Battle of Verdun during the First World War

German forces under the command of Crown Prince Wilhelm had begun the Battle of Verdun with the...

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16th December 1944: The Battle of the Bulge begins on the Western Front of the Second World War Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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16th December 1944: The Battle of the Bulge begins on the Western Front of the Second World War

The Ardennes Counteroffensive marked a desperate attempt by the Nazis to turn the tide of the war...

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14th December 1972: Gene Cernan becomes the last person on the Moon at the end of the Apollo 17 mission Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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14th December 1972: Gene Cernan becomes the last person on the Moon at the end of the Apollo 17 mission

As Cernan prepared to climb the ladder of the lunar module at the end of the final moonwalk, he...

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12th December 2000: Bush v. Gore decision reached by the United States Supreme Court Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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12th December 2000: Bush v. Gore decision reached by the United States Supreme Court

In a momentous decision the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, effectively halted the ongoing manual...

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10th December 1541: Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham executed for affairs with Catherine Howard Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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10th December 1541: Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham executed for affairs with Catherine Howard

The charges against Culpeper and Dereham were grave – accusations of treasonous affairs with the...

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8th December 1912: German Imperial War Council discusses the possibility of a European war Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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8th December 1912: German Imperial War Council discusses the possibility of a European war

While the Council itself did not trigger the First World War, historians have seen its...

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7th December 1837: The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern during the Upper Canada Rebellion Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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7th December 1837: The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern during the Upper Canada Rebellion

The defeat marked the end of the armed phase of the Upper Canada Rebellion but, while the rebels’...

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6th December 1648: “Pride’s Purge” stops MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England from entering th Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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6th December 1648: “Pride’s Purge” stops MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England from entering th

England’s only recorded military coup d'état resulted in the removal of 140 moderate and Royalist...

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4th December 1971: A fire during a concert at the Montreux Casino inspires the song “Smoke on the Water” by Scott Allsop - MrAllsopHistory
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4th December 1971: A fire during a concert at the Montreux Casino inspires the song “Smoke on the Water” by

The burning Montreux Casino was to leave an indelible mark on music history thanks to Deep...

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