What to remember about December 18th…
- 1620 After scouting a suitable location for settlement and signing Compact, Pilgrims anchor Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor
- 1777 Declared by Continental Congress after victory at Battle of Saratoga, America celebrates 1st national day of thanksgiving
- 1865 Secretary of State Seward certifies that enough states have ratified Republican proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution; slavery is finally abolished in America
- 1915 Woodrow Wilson marries his second wife Edith Bolling Galt at her home while still serving as President; after his stroke, she will assume power and act as secret president
- 1946 American filmmaker Steven Spielberg is born in Cincinnati, Ohio; one of the most prominent directors in history
- 1973 Islamic Development Bank is established to support and promote worldwide Sharia banking standards
- 1996 Oakland, California school board officially recognizes “Ebonics” as a language
- 2011 Playwright, anti-communist dissident, and 1st President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel dies (b. 1936)
Edith Wilson poses a parylized President Wilson so public will think that the nation is still led by its elected leadership.
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