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492 | 11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 | | 492 | 11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 |
493 | 11/27 Friction match invented, England, 1826 | | 493 | 11/27 Friction match invented, England, 1826 |
494 | 11/27 Hoosac Railroad Tunnel completed, 1873, in NW Massachusetts | | 494 | 11/27 Hoosac Railroad Tunnel completed, 1873, in NW Massachusetts |
495 | 11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 | | 495 | 11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 |
496 | | | 496 | |
497 | 12/01 Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955 | | 497 | 12/01 Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955 |
498 | 12/01 Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953 | | 498 | 12/01 Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953 |
499 | 12/03 First neon light display, Paris, 1910 | | 499 | 12/03 First neon light display, Paris, 1910 |
500 | 12/03 First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967 | | 500 | 12/03 First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967 |
501 | 12/04 Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783 | | 501 | 12/04 Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783 |
502 | 12/05 End of Prohibition, 1933 (at least the alcohol part) | | 502 | 12/05 End of Prohibition, 1933 (at least the alcohol part) |
503 | 12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 | | 503 | 12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 |
504 | 12/05 The Eighteenth Amendment repealed, ending Prohibition, 1933 | | 504 | 12/05 The Eighteenth Amendment repealed, ending Prohibition, 1933 |
| | | 505 | 12/05 Nelson Mandela dies aged 95, 2013 |
505 | 12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 | | 506 | 12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
506 | 12/09 Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884 | | 507 | 12/09 Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884 |
507 | 12/10 Metric system established in France, 1799 | | 508 | 12/10 Metric system established in France, 1799 |
508 | 12/12 First wireless message sent across Atlantic by Marconi, 1901 | | 509 | 12/12 First wireless message sent across Atlantic by Marconi, 1901 |
509 | 12/13 Apollo 17 leaves the moon, with "last" men to walk on moon aboard, 1972 | | 510 | 12/13 Apollo 17 leaves the moon, with "last" men to walk on moon aboard, 1972 |
510 | 12/13 Dartmouth College chartered, 1769 | | 511 | 12/13 Dartmouth College chartered, 1769 |
511 | 12/15 Bill of Rights adopted, 1791 | | 512 | 12/15 Bill of Rights adopted, 1791 |
512 | 12/15 James Naismith invents basketball, Canada, 1891 | | 513 | 12/15 James Naismith invents basketball, Canada, 1891 |
513 | 12/16 Kazakhstan declares independence from USSR, 1991 | | 514 | 12/16 Kazakhstan declares independence from USSR, 1991 |
514 | 12/20 U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana for ~$20/sq.mi. | | 515 | 12/20 U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana for ~$20/sq.mi. |
515 | 12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 | | 516 | 12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 |
516 | 12/28 Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973 | | 517 | 12/28 Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973 |
517 | 12/29 Massacre at Wounded Knee, 1890 | | 518 | 12/29 Massacre at Wounded Knee, 1890 |