This Day in History: December 16, 2024
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1653
Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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1773
The Boston Tea Party took place.
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1916
Grigori Rasputin assassinated by a group of noble Russian conspirators.
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1920
One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.
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1944
The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.
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1990
Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti in the country's first democratic elections.
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2000
Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.
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