Cleveland History

  1. December 11, 1978: Cleveland’s radio station WMMS hosted the legendary concert by Bruce Springsteen at the Richfield Coliseum. This event is often hailed as one of the greatest rock concerts in Cleveland’s history.
  2. December 12, 1917: The opening of the Cleveland Museum of Art, an important cultural event for the city, providing residents with access to a significant collection of fine art.
  3. December 13, 2004: The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, achieved a memorable victory against the New Orleans Hornets, with James scoring a remarkable 44 points.
  4. December 16, 1836: The incorporation of the City of Cleveland, a pivotal moment in the city’s development from a village into a city.
  5. December 17, 1935: The Cleveland Rams (who later became the Los Angeles Rams) were granted a franchise by the National Football League, marking the beginning of a new era in Cleveland sports history.

World History

  1. December 11, 1946: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established by the United Nations General Assembly to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
  2. December 12, 1915: The birth of Frank Sinatra, one of the most influential and popular music artists of the 20th century, in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
  3. December 13, 2003: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured near his hometown of Tikrit, Iraq, by U.S. forces, marking a significant moment in the Iraq War.
  4. December 14, 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first to reach the South Pole, beating a British team led by Robert Falcon Scott.
  5. December 17, 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, controlled, and sustained airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, marking the birth of the modern aviation age.