On This Day December 10th

 


December 10th is the three-hundred-forty-fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 21 days remaining until the end of the year.


Events

1317 – The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland, and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle.

1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.

1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is published.

1799 – France adopts the meter as its official unit of length.

1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.

1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.

1953 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1993 – The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.

2021 – A widespread, deadly, and violent tornado outbreak slams the Central, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. Eighty-nine people were killed by the tornadoes, with most of the fatalities occurring in Kentucky, where a single tornado killed 57 people and injured hundreds of others.


Birthdays

1751 – George Shaw, English botanist and zoologist (d. 1813)

1805 – William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator (d. 1879)

1830 – Emily Dickinson, American poet (d. 1886)

1907 – Rumer Godden, English author and poet (d. 1998)

1911 – Chet Huntley, American journalist (d. 1974)

1961 – Nia Peeples, American singer and actress

1974 – Meg White, American drummer

1990 – Wil Myers, American baseball player

1996 – Joe Burrow, American football player



  Holiday Highlight

 FESTIVAL FOR THE SOULS OF DEAD WHALES

 Whaling is the hunting of whales for food and products like blubber. Although its origin is unclear, records indicate that humans have engaged in this practice for thousands of years, especially in aquatic regions where it is culturally accepted. However, whaling is also a significant cause of whale deaths.

Around 4,000 years ago, aboriginal communities in Norway began whaling for food and oil, utilizing every part of the whale, from meat to organs rich in nutrients. As neighboring regions adopted this practice, whaling became prominent. Baleen was roofing material in warmer climates, and bones were crafted into tools. From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, whaling spread throughout northern Europe, contributing to the economy with whalebones used in corsets and oil extracted from blubber. By the mid-1700s, whaling in the Atlantic became challenging, prompting Americans to explore the more abundant Arctic and Antarctic waters. 

The 1800s marked the peak of U.S. whaling, driven by advances in hunting technology. By the early 1900s, it was a multimillion-dollar industry. However, the U.S. outlawed whaling in 1971 for eight endangered species, and today, whaling is illegal in most countries.

 


Holidays And Observance 

Dewey Decimal System Day

Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales 

Human Rights Day

International Animal Rights Day 

Jane Addams Day 

National Day of Animal Rights 

National Lager Day 

Nobel Prize Day 

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