1793 – Noah Webster establishes NY’s 1st daily newspaper, American Minerva.1861 – American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
1878 – Joseph Pulitzer buys St. Louis Dispatch for $2,500.
1883 – New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902)
1902 – American League purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY.
1907 – First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office)
1925 – Pro football a hit in NYC; Grange & Bears beat Giants before 73,000.
1931 – Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players & NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers.
1936 – AL OKs night baseball for St. Louis.
1941 – 1st US WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines.
1941 – Hitler orders US ships are to be torpedoed.
1953 – General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired.
1961 – “Let it Ride” closes at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances.
1965 – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premieres.
1973 – Arab oil ministers announce a further production cut of 5 percent for January for non-friendly countries.
1974 – Dow Jones index hits 570.01.
1985 – Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive games with a reception.
1988 – NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500 million.
1992 – Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks.
1993 – “My Fair Lady” opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 165 performances.
2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama’s election to the Presidency.
2014 – CIA Torture Report released, detailing the CIA’s use of torture on detainees between 2001-2006.
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