[1]Tomorrow:
December 11
1688: Glorious Revolution, Catholic King James II of England and VII
of Scotland was driven from London by an almost-bloodless revolt;
succeeded by [2]William and Mary.
1688: Sack of Rosslyn Chapel, Shortly after the protestant William of
Orange had landed in England and displaced the Catholic James II, a
mob from Edinburgh and some of the villagers from Roslin entered and
damaged the [3]Chapel. Their object was to destroy the furniture and
vestments, which were now regarded as Popish and idolatrous.
1698: Maurepas in Darien, Arrival of the Maurepas.
1917: Lithuania, German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from
Russia
1936: Edward VIII abdicates, King Edward VIII of England abdicates on
10 December and announced it to the public during a radio address
11/12, saying "I have found it impossible to carry on the heavy burden
of responsibility and to discharge the duties of King as I would wish
to do without the help and support of the woman I love." 12/12, after
Edward had already departed for Austria to stay with friends, his
brother, now King George VI, named him the duke of Windsor.
1936: George VI, King of Britain.
1941: Japanese occupy Guam,
1958: Upper Volta, (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France
References
1. http://sinclair.quarterman.org/timeline.html
2. http://sinclair.quarterman.org/www/sinclair.quarterman.org/today/tomorrow.inc#William & Mary
3. http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/
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