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The Battle of Great Bridge,

the 1st significant land battle in Virginia
during the Revolutionary War,

was fought on December 9, 1775

Led by Colonel William Woodford,
No Americans
were killed

Later during the war
Woodford
was placed on a British prison ship

and died of illness
near New York
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When Thomas Jefferson
was the second Governor of Virginia

he signed a proclamation
that established December 9, 1779

as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty GOD
December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
American actress
Margaret Hamilton

born on December 9, 1902
in Cleveland, Ohio

Most famous for her roles
as The Wicked Witch of the West

and Almira Gulch
in the 1939 classic The Wizard of OZ
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
American operatic soprano
Emma Abbott

born on December 9, 1850
in Chicago, Illinois

In the late 1870s
she became the 1st woman

to establish an opera company
in the United States
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
December 9, 1964
John Coltrane

recorded his LP
“A Love Supreme”

in one session
in New Jersey
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hattie Caraway

The 1st woman
elected to U.S. Senate

She took office
on December 9, 1931
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Born December 9, 1843
Joel Chandler Harris

had a long career as a journalist in Atlanta
but is best remembered
for the “Uncle Remus” folklore tales

he listened to and carefully recorded

Scholar James Weldon Johnson
called books by Harris

“The greatest body of folklore
America has produced”
December 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
World Health Organization

confirms Smallpox
has been eradicated 12/9/1979
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Ralph Bunche

died 12/9/1971
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“A Charlie Brown Christmas”

debuted 12/9/1965
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Actress Dame
Judi Dench

born 12/9/1934
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
12/8/1987
President Ronald Reagan
and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev

had their 1st Meeting
at The White House
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
40 yr. old
Beatle leader
John Lennon

was killed

outside his residence
in New York City 12/8/1980
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Clerow "Flip" Wilson,
born December 8, 1933

gained his nickname “Flip”
while serving in the US Air Force

After years of touring as a stage Comedian
Wilson was given an NBC variety show,

the 1st in prime time
hosted by a Black entertainer
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
On Sunday morning,
December 8, 1811,
Eliza Poe,

the mother of Edgar Allan Poe,
passed away in Richmond, Virginia

It is believed that she was 24 years old
when she died

Edgar
was only 2 years old
at the time
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
American cotton gin inventor,
Eli Whitney,

born on December 8, 1765
in Westborough, Massachusetts
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
WW2 veteran
singer, dancer, actor,
Sammy Davis Jr.

born on December 8, 1925
in New York City
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Born December 8, 1894
Elzie Crisler Segar

often signed his Popeye cartoons
“E.C. Segar” above a sketch of a cigar

He originally drew Popeye
as a brawler
prone to swearing

but after the comic strip caught on with Children
in the mid-1930s

Popeye
was portrayed
as more kindly and heroic
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
December 8, 1924,
the Book-Cadillac Hotel

opened in Detroit, Michigan

At that time
it was the tallest building in Detroit

and the tallest Hotel in the World

The luxury hotel had over 1,100 rooms
and was built in about 17 Months
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
December 8, 1863,
President Abraham Lincoln

offered his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

According to the proclamation
anyone
who participated in the rebellion

would receive pardon and amnesty
If they took the following Oath:
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A few years before
Irving Berlin

was drafted into the WW1 U.S. Army,
his 1st musical,
“Watch Your Step,”

debuted at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway
on December 8, 1914
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt

signed the declaration of war against Japan

This occurred on December 8, 1941,
setting in motion Events

that would change the World
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Astronaut and Senator
John Glenn

died 12/8/2016
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Doors Rocker
Jim Morrison

born 12/8/1943
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM