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SempaiScuba
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Archaeologist and scuba diver (a sort of "Indiana Cousteau" if you like). IT Trainer and eLearning designer. Genealogist & bibliophile. Woodworker and amateur radio enthusiast.
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2 December 1942: A team led by Enrico #Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain-reaction. #History #ManhattanProject
Photograph of Enrico Fermi
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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2 December 1939: LaGuardia Airport opened for business in New York City. #History #NewYork
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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2 December 1938: The first #Kindertransport arrived in Harwich. #History #Holocaust
Kindertransport children arriving at Harwich
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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2 December 1859: Abolitionist leader John Brown was hanged for his October raid on Harpers Ferry. #History #USA #Slavery
Daguerreotype of John Brown.
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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2 December 1823: In a State of the Union speech, President James #Monroe issued what became known as the 'Monroe Doctrine', proclaiming American neutrality in future European conflicts and warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas. #History #USA #MonroeDoctrine
Portrait of President James Monroe.
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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2 December 1805: The Battle of #Austerlitz. French troops under #Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force. #History
Map of deployments before the battle of Austerlitz.
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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2 December 1804: #Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in #Paris. #History
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, standing in front of an ornate, gilded, desk and chair.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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2 December 1769: The first officially sanctioned cremation in Britain took place in St. George's burial ground, #London. #History
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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2 December 1697: The new St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher #Wren, was consecrated in #London. #History
St Paul's Cathedral in London.
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Convicted felon frees convicted felon.

Who could have predicted that?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence
The former investment manager was convicted of defrauding thousands of investors.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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1 December 2020: The Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed. #History
The collapsed telescope at Arecibo.
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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1 December 1990: The two sections of the Channel Tunnel, started from the United Kingdom and France, met beneath the English Channel. #History
The UK and French tunnels met in mid-channel.
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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1 December 1988: Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of #Pakistan. #History
Benazir Bhutto.
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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1 December 1988: The first World #AIDS Day was proclaimed worldwide by UN member states. #History
Red Ribbon
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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1 December 1969: The first draft lottery since World War II was held in the United States. #History #USA #VietnamWar
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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1 December 1960: Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Republic of the #Congo (modern Democratic Republic of the Congo), was arrested for inciting the army to rebellion. #History
Patrice Lumumba
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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1 December 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, #Alabama. #History #CivilRights
Photograph of Rosa Parks .
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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1 December 1942: The #UK wartime coalition government published the 'Social Insurance and Allied Services' report (a.k.a. the 'Beveridge Report'). It proposed a comprehensive welfare state "from the cradle to the grave”. #History

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverid...
Beveridge Report - Wikipedia
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December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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1 December 1938: The first #Kindertransport left Berlin for Britain. #History #Holocaust
Children boarding a Kindertransport train.
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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1 December 1919: Lady Astor became the first female Member of #Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons. #History #UK
Portrait photograph of Lady Astor.
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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1 December 1887: Arthur Conan Doyle's story 'A Study in Scarlet', which introduced the detective Sherlock Holmes, was published in Beeton’s Christmas annual. #History #SherlockHolmes
Cover of the 1887 Beeton's Christmas annual, featuring A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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1 December 1868: The new Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market opened at #Smithfield in #London. (1/3) #History
Contemporary illustration of the Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market at Smithfield.
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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1 December 1835: Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales. #History #Literature
Title page of Hans Christian Andersen's first book of Fairy Tales, published by James Miller.
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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1 December 1577: Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I's Principal Secretary and spymaster, was knighted. #History #Tudor
Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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1 December 1420: King Henry V of England entered #Paris. #History #Plantagenet
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM