HISTORIA
Un día como hoy Diciembre 15-21 (semana 51)
December 15, 2024 - December 21, 2024 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye la badera nacional de Canadá, el wómbat de nariz peluda de Australia, el Cuento de Navidad de Charles Dickens, la erupción volcánica en Grindavík, Islandia, la soberanía china sobre el territorio de Macao, los cuentos de Jacob y Wilhelm Grimm, y la explosión del vuelo 103 de Pan Am sobre Lockerbie, Escocia.
December 15, 1964: Canada adopted a new national flag featuring a single red maple leaf on a white background. It made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965
December 16, 1979: Australia’s hairy-nosed wombat, one of the world’s rarest large mammals, was said to be nearly extinct, but conservation efforts have since seen a slow recovery
December 17, 1843: Charles Dickens’ popular tale, A Christmas Carol, was published
December 18, 2023: After weeks of earthquakes, a volcanic eruption caused major subsidence in and around the town of Grindavík, Iceland, which was evacuated in November
December 19, 1999: China resumed sovereignty over the territory of Macau after 442 years of Portuguese colonial rule. It is the only part of China where casino gambling is legal
December 20, 1812: Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first book of classic German folk tales, including Little Red Riding Hood, and Snow White
December 21, 1988: A terrorist bomb exploded on board Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground