HISTORIA
Un día como hoy Diciembre 12-18, 2021 (semana 50)
December 12, 2021 - December 18, 2021 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye la cumbre sobre cambio climático COP21 en París, el ascenso del sindicato Solidaridad en Polonia, el explorador noruego Roald Amundsen, la Torre Inclinada de Pisa, Bangladesh, la muerte del líder norcoreano Kim Jong-il y la abolición de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos.
December 12, 2015: A landmark deal to try to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2°C was agreed at the conclusion of the COP21 climate change summit in Paris
December 13, 1981: General Wojciech Jaruzelski imposed martial law in Poland in an attempt to stifle the rise of the Solidarity union’s challenge against Communist rule
December 14, 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and three companions became the first men to reach the South Pole, 35 days ahead of Britain’s Captain Robert Scott
December 15, 2001: The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to visitors after 11 years of delicate engineering work to reduce its tilt and prevent it from toppling over
December 16, 1971: The independent republic of Bangladesh came into existence after West Pakistani forces surrendered in East Pakistan following India’s intervention
December 17, 2011: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died from a heart attack, leaving his son, Kim Jong-un, to ensure the stability of the impoverished, nuclear-armed state
December 18, 1865: Slavery was abolished across the United States and its territories following the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution