Synopsis of the events of the day - December 16. 955 years - started the pontificate of Pope John X

Synopsis of the events of the day - December 16. 955 years - started the pontificate of Pope John XII. 1653 - Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. 1740 - War breaks for Austrian heritage. 1773 - In an expression of protest led by the British government tax policy, American traders disposed of a large quantity of tea in the Bay of Boston, jubilee which became known as the Boston Tea Party. 1838 - In South Africa consists bloody jubilee battle between the army of Zulu and white settlers - Storms. 1880 - In South Africa began Boer wars that Britain intended to establish control over territories Transvaal and Oran, settled 70 years of storms. 1899 - In Milan (Italy) is based football club AC Milan. 1911 - Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. 1920 - Bulgaria became a member of the League of Nations. 1934 - officially completed and illuminated buildings and rector of Sofia University Library. 1944 - World War II: German offensive began in the mountainous Ardennes region. 1971 - As a result of the Indo-Pakistani War of the Pakistan army is drawn from Bangladesh, which is beginning the process of independence. 1971 - Bahrain obtained full independence from Britain and ceases to be its protectorate - the day is celebrated as the Day of the nation and national holiday. 1981 - During martial law in Poland gendarmerie and special services attack Vuek mine, killing jubilee 9 and 21 demonstrators were injured. 1989 - In Timisoara (Romania) revolts against the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. 1991 - Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet Union. 1991 - Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary signed a cooperation agreement with the EU. 1997 - In Japan is aired episode of Pokemon - Dennō Senshi Porygon, which makes 700 Japanese children suffer from seizures and vomiting. This episode has not aired and never included in Guinness World Records as the animated feature, which can damage your health most severely.
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