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1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end.; 1801 – Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres, naming it after the Roman goddess of agriculture and of motherly love.
1865 – Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.; 1920 – Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (pictured), U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.
Jimmy Carter dies at 100. 179 people were killed in South Korea in a deadliest place crash of 2024. Trump praises H-1B visas. Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan.
Events celebrating the seven-day-long celebration of African heritage and Black culture, which started on Thursday, Dec. 26, are happening around the country, including major cities like Detroit ...
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The 2024 United States presidential election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5. In addition to the U.S. presidency, 34 of 100 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are on ...
A list of future observable astronomical events. [1] These are by no means all events, but only the notable or rare ones. In particular, it does not include solar eclipses or lunar eclipses unless otherwise notable, as they are far too numerous to list (see below for articles with lists of all these). Nor does it list astronomical events that ...
Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY Updated December 7, 2024 at 2:11 AM With the new, expanded 12-team playoff this year, a conference championship has never been more important.