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: 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