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Latest 31 December 2021

On This Day…

406 - 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia 1744 - English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1775…

History · 28 Dec 2021 On This Day… 1065 - Westminster Abbey in London consecrated 1612 - First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without… History · 27 Dec 2021 On This Day… 1512 - Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New… History · 26 Dec 2021 On This Day… 1492 - 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad in the New World is founded by Christopher Columbus (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas in Haiti) 1792 -… History · 25 Dec 2021 On This Day… Though the precise origin of the date is unclear, Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on this day, having… History · 24 Dec 2021 On This Day… 1565 - Compromise of the Nobles in Habsburg Netherlands closes against inquisition 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of… Photo Story · 23 Dec 2021 This Day in Photos – CDE News Daily Photos Dispatch Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news,… History · 23 Dec 2021 On This Day… 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo, recovering the tattered tunic of… History · 18 Dec 2021 On This Day… 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal's Carthaginian army heavily defeat Roman forces on Italian soil 1271… History · 16 Dec 2021 On This Day… 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty 1598 -…