Ottawa

On 31 December 1857, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada 

Kepler

 The great astronomer Johannes Kepler was born on 27 December 1571. 

Queen Zenobia

 Queen Zenobia was born on 23 December 245. Zenobia was the queen of Palmyra in what is now Syria from about 268 AD to 272 AD. She fought the Romans and conquered Egypt. However, Zenobia was eventually defeated and captured. www.localhistories.org/womenrulers.html

Radium

 On 21 December 1898 Pierre Curie and his wife Marie discovered radium. Well done Pierre and Marie. www.localhistories.org/pierre.html

Australia

 I wrote a brief history of Australia www.localhistories.org/australia.html

Joseph Stalin

 The tyrant Joseph Stalin was born on 18 December 1878

Catherine of Aragon

 Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII was born on 16 December 1485 

Tycho Brahe

 The great Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was born on 14 December 1546. Sadly he died shortly before the telescope was invented. It's a pity because he would have loved to look through one.

Suffrage Timeline

 I wrote a timeline of the right to vote www.localhistories.org/votetime.html

Myths about Christmas

I decided to write debunking some Christmas myths www.localhistories.org/xmasmyths.html

Wendy's Tudor Christmas

 This is Wendy's history of Tudor Christmas www.localhistories.org/tudorxmas.html

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our readers. The phrase Merry Christmas was first recorded in 1534 when Bishop John Fisher wrote a letter to Henry VIII's chancellor Thomas Cromwell.