Eric Vincent
@taztitan85.bsky.social
Dad, student, teacher, avid punk rock fan, father of too many dogs. History buff and aspiring high school history teacher.
On This Day in History - December 31 1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness. #EVHistoryDaily
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On This Day in History - December 31 1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 30, 1916: Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. #EVHistoryDaily
December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On This Day in History - December 30, 1916: Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 29, 1170: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. #EVHistoryDaily
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
On This Day in History - December 29, 1170: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 28, 1918: Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons. #EVHistoryDaily
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
On This Day in History - December 28, 1918: Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 27, 1845: Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country. #EVHistoryDaily
December 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
On This Day in History - December 27, 1845: Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 26, 1799: Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". #EVHistoryDaily
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On This Day in History - December 26, 1799: Henry Lee III's eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 25, 336: First documented sign of Christmas celebration in Rome. #EVHistoryDaily
December 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On This Day in History - December 25, 336: First documented sign of Christmas celebration in Rome. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 24, 1913: The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire". #EVHistoryDaily
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On This Day in History - December 24, 1913: The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire". #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 23, 1972: The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. #EVHistoryDaily
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On This Day in History - December 23, 1972: The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 22, 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 Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" #EVHistoryDaily
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On This Day in History - December 22, 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 Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 21, 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. ##EVHistoryDaily
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
On This Day in History - December 21, 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. ##EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 20, 1942 (83 years ago): World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India. #EVHistoryDaily
December 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On This Day in History - December 20, 1942 (83 years ago): World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 19, 1900: French parliament votes amnesty for all involved in scandalous army treason trial known as Dreyfus affair. #EVHistoryDaily
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
On This Day in History - December 19, 1900: French parliament votes amnesty for all involved in scandalous army treason trial known as Dreyfus affair. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 18z 1932: The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship. #EVHistoryDaily
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On This Day in History - December 18z 1932: The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 17, 1538: Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England. #EVHistoryDaily
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On This Day in History - December 17, 1538: Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 16, 1773: American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. #EVHistoryDaily
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
On This Day in History - December 16, 1773: American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 14, 1780: Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York. #EVHistoryDaily
December 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
On This Day in History - December 14, 1780: Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 13, 2003: Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. #EVHistoryDaily
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
On This Day in History - December 13, 2003: Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 12 1870: Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman. #EVHistoryDaily
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On This Day in History - December 12 1870: Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 11, 1913: More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested. #EVHistoryDaily
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
On This Day in History - December 11, 1913: More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 10, 1906: U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field. #EVHistoryDaily
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
On This Day in History - December 10, 1906: U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any field. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 9, 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Yasuhiko Asaka launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanking. #EVHistoryDaily
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On This Day in History - December 9, 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Yasuhiko Asaka launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanking. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 8, 1863: Between two and three thousand churchgoers die during the Church of the Company Fire, it began during a Mass held at the Church of the Society of Jesus in Santiago, Chile, during the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. #EVHistoryDaily
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On This Day in History - December 8, 1863: Between two and three thousand churchgoers die during the Church of the Company Fire, it began during a Mass held at the Church of the Society of Jesus in Santiago, Chile, during the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 7, 1776: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general. #EVHistoryDaily
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
On This Day in History - December 7, 1776: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general. #EVHistoryDaily
On This Day in History - December 6, 1904: Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. #EVHistoryDaily
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On This Day in History - December 6, 1904: Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable. #EVHistoryDaily