The 2018โ2019 United States federal government shutdown, the second-longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins. Date: December 22, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 22 ๐ Events on this day in 2018 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more. Date: December 22, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 22 ๐ Events on this day in 2018 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile. Date: December 21, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1907 ๐ On This Day (Today)
An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners. Date: December 21, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1910 ๐ On This Day (Today)
American anarchist Emma Goldman is deported to Russia. Date: December 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1919 ๐ On This Day (Today)
United Kingdom and Nepal formally sign an agreement of friendship, called the NepalโBritain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816. Date: December 21, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1923 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Lieutenant Kijรฉ, one of Sergei Prokofiev's best-known works, premiered. Date: December 21, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1934 ๐ On This Day (Today)
World War II: A Thai-Japanese Pact of Alliance is signed. Date: December 21, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1941 ๐ On This Day (Today)
An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidล, Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes. Date: December 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1946 ๐ On This Day (Today)
"Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000โ30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages. Date: December 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1963 ๐ On This Day (Today)