Felices fiestas y sana laicidad - La Esperanza
Cada año aumenta el número de personas, instituciones y empresas que se suman a la nueva moda de felicitar la Navidad con un felices fiestasMARGARITAS HISPANICAS (Periódico La Esperanza)
Today in 1844, 180 years ago: The Philippines adapts to the Gregorian calendar, so this day did not exist: Tuesday, December 30 (which in the Philippines was Monday) was followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845.
Today in 1556, 468 years ago: in Spain, the humanist and poet of Ethiopian origin Juan Latino, received the chair of Latin grammar and language at the University of Granada, becoming the first black person to receive European university studies.
Today in 2018, 6 years ago: in Magnitogorsk (Russia), a gas explosion collapses a building causing between 7 and 22 deaths.
Today in 1946, 78 years ago: President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
Today in 1812, 212 years ago: in the framework of the Argentine War of Independence, the Battle of Cerrito takes place.
Today in 2008, 16 years ago: at the headquarters of EITB, in Bilbao (Spain), the terrorist group ETA places a bomb.
Today in 1922, 102 years ago: in Moscow, the Congress of Soviets approves the creation of the Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
Today in 2009, 15 years ago: A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
Today in 1905, 119 years ago: Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
Today in 1997, 27 years ago: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
Today in 2004, 20 years ago: in Spain, the Basque Parliament approves the Ibarretxe Plan, which establishes a new political status for the Basque Country.
Today in 1952, 72 years ago: An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
Today in 1890, 134 years ago: Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
*1977 – For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Today in 1903, 121 years ago: in Chicago (United States) 590 people die in the fire of the Iroquois Theater.
*1997 – In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
Today in 1924, 100 years ago: the first section of the Gran Metro was inaugurated in Barcelona.
Today in 1885, 139 years ago: in Spain, María Cristina de Habsburg, widow of Alfonso XII, swears in the Constitution as regent in Congress.
Today in 1983, 41 years ago: 60 km from San Salvador (El Salvador), the guerrillas occupy the main barracks in the north of the country.
Today in 2019, 5 years ago: The Wuhan City Municipal Health Committee issued an “urgent notice for treatment of pneumonia of unknown cause.”
Today in 1896, 128 years ago: in Manila (Philippines), a firing squad executes the patriot José Rizal.
Today in 1927, 97 years ago: The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Today in 2006, 18 years ago: The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
Today in 1916, 108 years ago: The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
Today in 2004, 20 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina) the Cro-Magnon Republic nightclub burns down: 194 dead and more than 1432 injured.
Today in 1953, 71 years ago: in the United States, the RCA company launches the first NTSC color TV ($1,175 each, equivalent to $11,175 in 2019).
Today in 1928, 96 years ago: in Vigo, Spain, the Municipal Stadium of Balaídos is inaugurated.
Today in 1954, 70 years ago: in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the constitutional government of Juan Domingo Perón legalizes prostitution -which was "prohibited" since the Infamous Decade - and creates the Meretrices Union.
Today in 2013, 11 years ago: More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today in 1862, 162 years ago: at Cape Hatteras (United States), the ship USS Monitor sinks.
Today in 1902, 122 years ago: The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.
Today in 1996, 28 years ago: Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.