On the 12th December 1935, the Lebensborn registered association was established in Nazi Germany by the SS.
24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia
24th June 2017
The United Nations General Assembly established UNICEF to provide help for children in countries affected by World War II.
On the 10th December 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine.
Thomas Midgeley Jr. discovered that adding tetraethyl lead to gasoline reduced knocking in automobile engines.
At 10:50pm on the 8th December 1980, former Beatle and political activist John Lennon was murdered outside his apartment block in New York.
The crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft took the iconic Blue Marble photograph of the earth.
On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.
The Great Smog of London descended on the British capital due to a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.
On the 4th December 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash were recorded during an impromptu jam session at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant.
12th December 1935: Nazis introduce Lebensborn programme
12th December 2018
10th December 1901: The first Nobel Prizes awarded
10th December 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017