All Events

Historical Events on December 22

  • Muhammad

    609

    Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation.

  • Dreyfus affair

    1894

    The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.

  • Lincoln Tunnel

    1937

    The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

  • Adolf Hitler

    1942

    World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    1944

    World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"

  • Speed limit

    1965

    In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time.

  • Cultural Revolution

    1968

    Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty."

  • Zimbabwe

    1987

    In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi.

  • Communism

    1989

    Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.

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