Today In History: 15 December 2024

Hello all Hivians and good people of the Gems community. It is time to go round the globe to have a look at to day in history being sunday the 15/12/2024. We will begin today's look at history from the middle east.

We begin today from Iraq [The end of the Iraqi war]. On this day in 2011, the Iraqi war ended with the invading authority, the United States of America announcing its mission independence the Gulf country was over. Recall that the USA under he leadership of President George W. Bush invaded Iraq on the understanding that Iraqi then President Saddam Hussein claimed to be in possession and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi tacit support for terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda and other varying reasons.

From Iraq, we move over to Guyana
[the election of Janet Rosenberg Jagan as President]. Do you also know that on this day in 1997, Janet Rosenberg Jagan made history when she was elected President of Guyana thus becoming the first elected female President in South America and also the first white President of Guyana.

From Guyana, we move over to the USA. [the birthday of an oil billionaire J. Paul Getty]. Now, on this day in 1892, America's oil magnet J. Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Still in the USA [the death of Kamehameha III]. Do you know that on this day in 1854, Kamehameha III, the King of Hawaii died in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Gentlemen, we'll round off our today's look in history from Ethiopia [the death of Girma Wolde-Giorgis]. Do you know that on this day in 2018, the Ethiopian political leader and one time President of Ethiopia from 2001 – 2013, Girma Wolde-Giorgis died in Addis Ababa.

My good people, that will be all from me today. Let's do it again tomorrow.