A to Z This Day in World History | December 14th

Here are some historical events that happened on December 14:1287: St. Lucia's flood, a tidal surge in the North Sea, struck the Netherlands, Belgium, and England, leading to the death of tens of thousands of people.1799: The first president of the United States, George Washington, died at Mount Vernon, Virginia.1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.1918: Women in the United Kingdom voted for the first time in a general election.1946: The United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).1962: The Mariner 2 spacecraft became the first to successfully fly by Venus, providing valuable data about the planet.1972: Apollo 17, the final Apollo moon mission, landed on the Moon. This mission included the last humans to walk on the lunar surface, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt.1981: Israel annexed the Golan Heights, which it had captured from Syria in 1967.2012: A mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, resulting in the deaths of 20 children and 6 adults.2015: The Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by 196 countries during the United Nations Climate Change Conference.These events cover a range of historical periods and reflect various aspects of political, scientific, and cultural significance.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-14th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://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/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy