TodayOn this dayDecember 22
On this day
Good news on December 22.
Positive things that happened on December 22, with 3 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1858
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was born on December 22, 1858. His operas include La Boheme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly.
For a read-aloud. Giacomo Puccini was born, and he wrote operas people still sing.
1862
Cornelius McGillicuddy, known as Connie Mack, was born on December 22, 1862, in East Brookfield, Massachusetts. He played professional baseball and later managed for many years.
For a read-aloud. Connie Mack was born, and he spent his life playing and managing baseball.
1989
On December 22, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was reopened. People had been unable to use it since 1961, when the Berlin Wall blocked the way.
For a read-aloud. Berlin reopened the Brandenburg Gate so people could pass through again.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What gate or door in your school should stay open?
- Which song from an opera or a musical do you wish you could hear live?
From the archive
Stories published on December 22 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on December 22, it will be listed here with the milestones above.