December 11: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. 1789 - The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
2. 1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
3. 1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
4. 1972 - Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on theMoon.
5. 1997 - The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
6. Famous Birthdays: George Mason (American politician), Kamehameha V of Hawaii, Robert Koch (German physician, Nobel Prize laureate), Annie Jump Cannon (American astronomer), Fiorello La Guardia (American politician, 99th Mayor of New York City)

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