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Today's featured article Obverse of the Texas Centennial half dollar The Texas Centennial half dollar was struck by the U.S. Bureau of the Mint from 1934 to 1938. It features an eagle and the Lone Star of Texas on the obverse (pictured), while the reverse is a complex scene with the winged goddess Victory. Proposed by the American Legion as a fundraiser for the 100th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico, the coin was approved by Congress in 1933. It was designed by sculptor Pompeo Coppini, and, after initial rejection by the Commission of Fine Arts, the designs were approved and the coins entered production at the Philadelphia Mint in October 1934. The first coins to reach the public were sold by auction in Austin, Texas, on December 15, 1934. Profits from the coins helped finance the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin. Most 1934-dated coins went unsold and were sent back to the Mint. Smaller issues took place each year through 1938. Despite the relative lack of sales, the issue is popular with collectors, with the coins gradually gaining in value. (Full article...) Recently featured: Apollo 12 Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims Algebra Selected anniversaries December 15 American forces at the Battle of Arawe 1796 – War of the First Coalition: The French navy launched an expedition to Ireland to assist the Society of United Irishmen in a rebellion against the British. 1871 – Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory. 1943 – World War II: Australian and American forces (pictured) began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester. 1970 – The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet. 2013 – The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba. Izaak Walton (d. 1683) Arthur Dehon Little (b. 1863) John Meurig Thomas (b. 1932) León Febres Cordero (d. 2008) More anniversaries: December 14 December 15 December 16	In the news Speaker Woo Won-shik signing the impeachment resolution President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached (signing pictured) following his declaration of martial law. Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship. Syrian rebel forces capture Damascus following multiple offensives as overthrown president Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Thomas Hertel Clarke Reed John Fraser Hart David Bonderman Rachmadi Bambang Sumadhijo Eddie Stobart Did you know... Light Vessel 93 ... that Light Vessel 93 (pictured) was converted into a photography studio? ... that Zheng Zhegu urged his film students to bring their girlfriends when no women enrolled? ... that the Green Bay Packers lost the 2014 NFC Championship Game and a spot in the Super Bowl after they were considered to have a 99.9-percent chance of victory? ... that politician Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh was jailed for 12 months for protesting in favour of restoring the Manipur Legislative Assembly? ... that the newspaper Qizil Tugh (Red Banner) provided a publishing platform for young Uyghur-language poets and writers in the Soviet Union? ... that Gail Damerow was described by one magazine as "poultry's Cesar Millan"? ... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in Kazansky District than in any other district of Petrograd in the 1917 Russian elections? ... that in a 2024 game, college football player Jordan Watkins scored an Ole Miss–record five receiving touchdowns – even though he had never before had more than one? ... that Haruki Murakami owns so many T-shirts that he published a book about them?
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