A to Z This Day in World History | December 24th

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 24th: 1814: The Treaty of Ghent was signed, officially ending the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. 1865: Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee. 1906: Canadian physicist Reginald Fessenden became the first person to broadcast music and entertainment by radio. 1968: The Apollo 8 spacecraft, with astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders, entered orbit around the moon. 1979: The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, leading to a protracted conflict. 1990: The first successful trial run of the system that would become the World Wide Web took place, initiated by Tim Berners-Lee. 2000: The Texas Seven, a group of prisoners, escaped from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, sparking a massive manhunt. 2013: Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, made landfall in the Philippines. These events span a range of historical periods and reflect the diversity of significant occurrences on December 24th throughout history. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-24th/ Social Media: WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Donate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donations Robin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy