The Ostrava hospital attack in the Czech Republic results in eight deaths, including the perpetrator. Date: December 10, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 2019 π On This Day (Today)
A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people are killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single tornado kills 57 people, and injures hundreds of others. Another tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois strikes an Amazon warehouse, killing…
In France, a law separating church and state is passed. Date: December 9, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1905 π On This Day (Today)
A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines. Date: December 9, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1911 π On This Day (Today)
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania signs the Armistice of FocΘani with the Central Powers. Date: December 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today)
World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire. Date: December 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today)
Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland. Date: December 9, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1922 π On This Day (Today)
The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic. Date: December 9, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1931 π On This Day (Today)
Walter Liggett, an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder. Date: December 9, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1935 π On This Day (Today)
Student protests occur in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and are subsequently dispersed by government authorities. Date: December 9, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1935 π On This Day (Today)