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- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -
Dec 19, 1055 - Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad; Dec 20, 1522 - Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate, later known as the Knights of Malta; Dec 23, 1977 - British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens formally converts to Islam, taking the name Yusuf Islam; Dec 24, 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes; Dec 25, 337 - Earliest possible date that Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th; Dec 25, 352 - 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on Dec 25th; Dec 25, 1876 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah [Mahomedali Jinnahbhai], Founder of Pakistan, born in Karachi.
Dec 19, 1823 - Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law in US; Dec 20, 1606 - English colonial expedition to America departs Blackwall, London to found Jamestown, Virginia; Dec 20, 1669 - 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection & sentenced to flogging, branding & slavery; Dec 22, 1807 - US Congress passes Embargo Act and President Thomas Jefferson signs into law. Prohibits American ships from trading in foreign ports, as result of involvement in hostilities between France and Britain; Dec 23, 1783 - US General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Congress; Dec 24, 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies.
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