Wikipǣdia:Gecorene gemynddagas/24 Ærra Geola
Gelicnessa
[adiht fruman]Bryce AN biliþ on ælc cyrre
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Du Fu -
A radio -
Reginald Fessenden -
KKK rituals -
Ariane 1 replica -
Christmas Island (Kiritmati)
Ineligible
[adiht fruman]| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1294 – Bonifacius VIII began his pāpadōm, replacing Celestinus V, who had declared that it was permissible for a Pope to resign, and then promptly did so. | needs more footnotes |
| 1818 – "Silent Night", a Christmas carol by Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber, was first performed in a church in Austria. | lots of {{cn}} tags, recentism |
| 1906 – Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden transmitted the first radio broadcast, which included his playing a song on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible. | {{more footnotes}} |
| 1913 – Seventy-three people were crushed to death in a stampede after someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan, US. | neutrality disputed |
| 1979 – Ariane 1, the first launch vehicle to be developed by the European Space Agency, had its first launch. | refimprove |
Eligible
[adiht fruman]- 759 – Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, staying with his fellow poet Pei Di, where he composes poems about life in his thatched cottage.
- 1777 – An expedition led by English explorer James Cook reached Christmas Island, the largest coral atoll in the world.
- 1814 – The Treaty of Ghent was signed in Ghent, in present-day Belgium, ending the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States.
- 1826 – More than one third of the cadets enrolled in the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, rioted over the smuggling of whiskey to make eggnog for a Christmas Day party.
- 1953 – On New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people.
- 1955 – The NORAD Tracks Santa program began when children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus' whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number.
- 1964 – The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two US Army officers, raising fears of an escalation in the Vietnam War.
- 1973 – The United States Congress granted Washington, D.C. home rule, allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and city council.
- 1974 – Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin, Australia, eventually destroying more than 70 percent of the city.
Notes
[adiht fruman]- Apollo 8 appears on Gēolmōnaþ 21, so Earthrise should not appear in the same year
- Christmas Island appears on Gēolmōnaþ 25, so Kiritimati (aka Christmas Island, the 1777 blurb) should not appear in the same year
24. dæg Geolan: Cristesmæsse Ǣfen (on Westernum Cristendōme)
- 1777 – Fare þærof wæs Iacobus Cōc sciphlāford areccede Cristesmæsseīeg, se is þære worulde mǣsta corallen atoll.
- 1865 – Siexe ealdfeohtan þæs here þāra Geþoftedan Rīcan American þā campedon in þæm Americaniscan Ingefēohte gestaþoldedon þone Ku Klux Klan, and þes gyld æfterweard weard Hwītmanna foremiht flocc.
- 1914 – Brettisc and Germanisc fēðan tobrōcen þā Forma Woruldgūð þe hie mōten frēolsian Crīstesmæsse, and þis þing wæs be hēt ae Crīstesmæssegriþ.
- 1968 – William Anders Stēorrlīþere þæs NASA Apollo 8 fare, se wæs se forma mannede fare þe fremmed hwyrft þone Mōnan, nām þæt mǣre lēohtbiliþ þæt hēt "Eorþupgang", þæt īweþ Eorþ astīge ofer Mōnan scēate.
- 2008 – Se Hlafordes Wiþerstandung Here, Ugandisc swīcdōm, onsæccede in manigfealdum tūnum in Haut-Uele Læppan on Congolande, þærin forþferde 400 menn and manig māndǣdas dyden hie.