2December2008
First self sustaining nuclear chain reaction
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On this date (December 2, 1942), a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago.
2December2008
The Bain Code signal system
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On this date (December 2, 1861), the Bain Code visual signal system if first used by the Army near Fort Defiance, Arizona. The Bain Code is best described as Morse Code with some unimportant changes, is a relatively simple set of dots and dashes. General Albert Myer used this as the basis for an efficient flag field communication system that he devised and tested.
1December2008
Rosa Parks defied the law
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On this date (December 1, 1955), Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, defied the law by refusing to give up her seat to a white man aboard a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Parks was arrested, sparking a year-long boycott of the buses by blacks.
1December2008
Only case of mutiny in Navy
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On this date (December 1, 1842) three men take part in an uprising aboard the naval training brig Somers. This is only case of mutiny in the United States Navy. They will be hanged. Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of the US Secretary of War and two enlisted men were found guilty of planning the mutiny. They were tried and ordered executed by Alexander S. Mckenzie, commanding officer, who was later court martialed and acquitted.
30November2008
Preliminary peace treaty between Colonies and England
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On this date (November 30,1782), A preliminary peace treaty between the American colonies and England is signed in Paris.
30November2008
The TM-61 Matador completes its final flight test
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On this date (November 30, 1956), the TM-61 Matador completes its final flight test. With this final test complete the TM-61 becomes the first fully operational surface to surface tactical missile. The newer TM-61C will begin to replace it in 1957. In the later model, the range will be extended and the guidance system improved. During the same year, a more radical modification will be put into development and the missile will be renamed Mace.
29November2008
Enos the chimp launched from Cape Canaveral
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On this date (November 29, 1961), Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before returning.
29November2008
The Brig Reprisal enters France
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On this date (November 29, 1776), the brig Reprisal enters Quiberon Bay, France under the command of Captain Lambert Wickes. The ship is carrying three diplomatic commissioners, Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee who have been sent by the Continental Congress to meet with the French government. Franklin had just been appointed Commissioner to France, which will join with the United States as an ally during the Revolutionary War.
28November2008
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan
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On this date (November 28, 1520), Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
28November2008
First regulations for the Navy
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On this date (November 28, 1775), the first regulations for the Navy, written by John Adams, are issued. Called “Rules for the Regulation of the Navy for the United Colonies”, they also establish a chaplain corps. The regulations state that “The commanders of the ships of the 13 United Colonies, are to take care that divine service be performed twice a on board and a sermon preached on Sundays…”
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