Today In Histroy

In today in history you got to know about historical facts of the day, Discover what happened today in history and Read about past events that happened today.

Today in histroy

  

Dec 11, 

 1777

American Revolution

British delay Washington's march to Valley Forge,

On this day in 1777, General George Washington begins marching 12,000 soldiers of his Continental Army from Whitemarsh to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the winter. As Washington's men began crossing the Schuylkill River, they were surprised by a regiment of several thousand British troops led by General Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis came across the continental forces by chance as he followed General William Howe's orders to forage for supplies in the hills outside Philadelphia.

1936

Edward VIII abdicates,  After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson.

 1941:

 

Germany declares war on the United States

On this day, Adolf Hitler declares war on the United States, bringing America, which had been neutral, into the European conflict.

1945  

 A Boeing B-29 Superfortress shatters all records by crossing the United States in five hours and 27 minutes.

 1946 - 

UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965)