WHAT HAPPENED ON 22. DECEMBER
Want to find out what all happened on 22. December
World War II: Battle of the Bulge – German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" (22. December 1944)
World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. (22. December 1944)
The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy. (22. December 1947)
The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya. (22. December 1951)
Colo, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity, is born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. (22. December 1956)
The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. (22. December 1963)
The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. (22. December 1964)
In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. Previously, there had been no speed limit. (22. December 1965)
Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. (22. December 1974)
The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA. (22. December 1974)
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform. (22. December 1978)
Bernhard Goetz shoots four African American would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, New York. (22. December 1984)
In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. (22. December 1987)
Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist, is assassinated. (22. December 1988)
Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest with a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. (22. December 1989)
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. (22. December 1989)
Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. (22. December 1990)
The Parliament of Croatia adopts the current Constitution of Croatia. (22. December 1990)
Armed opposition groups launch a military coup against President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia. (22. December 1991)
The Archives of Terror are discovered. (22. December 1992)