European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004. Date: December 13, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. Date: December 13, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009. Date: December 13, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…

Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland. Date: December 12, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)

Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor. Date: December 12, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys. Date: December 12, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler. Date: December 12, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)

The beginning of Xi'an incident. As a result, Chiang Kai Shek is captured. Date: December 12, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China. Date: December 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins. Date: December 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)