Monthly Archives: December 2013

Brandon Teena, 21-year-old female-born transgender, murdered 20 years ago this hour (12/31/1993)


Video: 'RIP Brandon Teena (1972-1993) Tribute Video '

(Friday, December 31, 1993, around 1:00 a.m. CST)Brandon Teena, a 21-year-old female-born transgender, was murdered this morning along with two other people at a farmhouse near Humboldt, Nebraska. Continue reading Brandon Teena, 21-year-old female-born transgender, murdered 20 years ago this hour (12/31/1993)

British troops burn Buffalo, New York 200 years ago today (12/30/1813)


Video: 'The Forgotten War of 1812.' (Dec. 30, 1813 at 1:08:25)

(Thursday, December 30, 1813, during the Battle of Buffalo,
part the War of 1812)
— British forces engaged in considerable plundering and destruction today in Buffalo, New York, in retaliation for the burning by American troops of the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).

19 civilians killed in terrorist attacks on airports in Rome and Vienna 30 years ago this hour (12/30/1983)

(Friday, December 30, 1983, 9:15 a.m. CET) — Four gunmen today walked to the shared ticket counter for Israel’s El Al Airlines and Trans World Airlines at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport outside Rome, Italy, fired assault rifles, and threw grenades. Continue reading 19 civilians killed in terrorist attacks on airports in Rome and Vienna 30 years ago this hour (12/30/1983)

‘Sons of the Desert’ released in U.S. theaters 80 years ago today (12/29/1933)


Video: 'Sons of the Desert Fan Made Trailer'

(Friday, December 29, 1933)Sons of the Desert, a Laurel and Hardy comedy film about two friends who hatch a harebrained scheme to attend a lodge convention over their wives’ objections, was released today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by William A. Seiter, the film starred Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase and Mae Busch.