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Mr. Andrew Hogan

Mr. Andrew Hogan

US History

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ON THIS DAY
On December 13, 1949, the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) voted to move the capital to Jerusalem after Israeli forces captured the western half of the city. Israel then captured the eastern half in 1967 which remains in dispute with the Pale

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On December 12, 2000, the US Supreme Court announced its decision in the Bush v. Gore case over the recount in Florida. The court ruled in Bush’s favor making him the president-elect over a month after election day. #OTD

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On December 11, 1282, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, was killed in the Battle of Orewin Bridge. Today, the “Prince of Wales” is the title given to the next in line to the British throne. #OTD

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On December 10, 1936, after less than a year on the throne, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicated causing his brother, Albert (now known as George VI) to become king and making Princess Elizabeth (the late queen) the heir presu

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ON December 9, 1688, the forces of King William III defeated the forces of the former King James II forcing the latter to go into exile as part of the Glorious Revolution #OTD

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On December 8, 1974, the people of Greece voted in a referendum to officially abolish the Greek monarchy. While the king had been removed by the military the year before, the 1974 referendum made it official. #OTD

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On December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, the Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. This led to the US immediately declaring war on Japan and later Nazi Germany. #OTD