THIS DAY IN HISTORY

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1600 > Charter is granted to the East India Company. 1775 > Patriots are defeated at Quebec. 1879 > Edison demonstrates incandescent light. 1880 > American general and diplomat George C. Marshall is born. 1927 > Henry Ford publishes the last issue of the Dearborn Independent. 1944 > Hungary declares war on Germany. 1961 > Kennedy and Khrushchev exchange holiday greetings. 1985 > Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash. 1999 > Panama Canal is turned over to Panama. More from this day: http://histv.co/19Ir8tw

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: DECEMBER 31

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1600 > Charter is granted to the East India Company. 1775 > Patriots are defeated at Quebec. 1879 > Edison demonstrates incandescent light.