
1907 – 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
1910 – Rayon is first commercially produced in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania.
1924 – The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Electric Home & Farm Authority (EHFA) to assist low income households with purchase of major appliances.
1941 – Adolph Hitler takes complete command of German Army.
1947 – 1948 NFL Draft: Harry Gilmore from the University of Alabama is the first pick by Washington Redskins.
1948 – Eighth largest snowfall in New York City history of 15.3 inches.
1950 – General Dwight Eisenhower named NATO commander.
1955 – Carl Perkins records “Blue Suede Shoes” for Sun Records at Memphis Recording Service studio.
1962 – Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission.
1971 – CBS airs “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story” as a TV movie that evolves into the long running series “The Waltons.”
1979 – “Kramer vs Kramer” directed by Robert Benton and starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep is released (Best Picture 1980)
1980 – Iran requests $24 billion in United States guarantees to free American hostages.
1984 – Wayne Gretzky, 23, is the 18th and youngest NHL player to score 1,000 points.
1994 – Rolls Royce announces its future car will feature a V12 engine which will be produced by BMW.
1998 – House of Representatives vote to impeach President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
2012 – UBS bank is fined $1.5 billion for its role in manipulating the Libor rate.
2015 – Third Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by ABC, held in Goffstown, New Hampshire with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley participating.
2016 – Electoral college votes 304 to 227 to nominate Donald Trump for President over the objections of seven faithless electors.
2023 – Oakland judge exonerates Glynn Simmons, 70, after he spent 48 year in jail for a murder he didn’t commit. It’s the longest known wrongful sentence in the United States.