DECEMBER 27
1900: Strong-willed temperance advocate Carrie A. Nation smashes up the bar at the upscale Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kan., causing hundreds of dollars worth of damage. Although Nation will be jailed for the incident, she continues her "hatchetations" around Kansas. While most areas of the state largely ignored the prohibition amendment that went into effect in 1881, Nation tried to enforce the ban on alcohol with her own two hands — and her trademark hatchet.
1978:Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.
1904: J.M. Barrie's play Peter Pan debuts at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, introducing theatergoers to "the boy who wouldn't grow up" and the inhabitants of Neverland. Actress Nina Boucicault plays Peter in the debut, establishing a long tradition of women playing the role.
1932: Radio City Music Hall opens in New York with an opening night performance featuring Ray Bolger and Martha Graham. Created by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to provide affordable entertainment during the Great Depression, the venue is best known for its annual Christmas Spectacular and beautiful, high-kicking Rockettes. The building remains the largest indoor theater in the world and boasts a stage measuring 66 1/2 feet deep by 144 feet across.
1945:The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
1831:Charles Darwin sets out on HMS Beagle expedition leading to Theory of Evolution.
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