Most Expensive Piece of Furniture Auctioned
"On this day in 2004, the Badminton Cabinet sold at auction for a record US$36.7 million, making it the most expensive piece of furniture in the world. The chest was originally commissioned in … (more...)
December 09
This Day in History
2004
1987
Intifada Begins on Gaza Strip
The first riots of the Palestinian intifada, or "shaking" in Arabic, begin in the Gaza Strip, occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967. The uprising soon spread to the Israeli-occupied West … (more...)
1898
First Man-Eating Lion of Tsavo Killed
"On this day in 1898, John Henry Patterson killed a three metre-long lion, who together with a second lion, had reportedly killed and devoured 135 construction workers near the Tsavo River in Kenya. … (more...)
