TWiH: December 4-8, 2023

This week in History

Monday: on December 4, 530 BCE

Cyrus the Great, founder of the first Persian Empire, died, possibly in battle. BItH Unit 6, Section 18: Kings, Emperors and Rulers

Tuesday: on December 5, 1717

Captain Edward Teach ransacked the merchant ship Margaret, and gained himself the nickname “Blackbeard”. BItH Unit 24, Section 70: Piracy

Wednesday: on December 6, 343

Saint Nicholas of Myra, inspiration for Santa Claus, died. BItH Unit 12, Section 34: Spreading Christianity

Thursday: on December 7, 1941

Japan bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the USA into World War II.  BItH Unit 29, Section 85: World War II

Friday: on December 8, 2023

Bodhi Day in Japan and other Western Countries. BItH Unit 7, Section 20: China’s Three Teachings

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