1777 – British General Howe plots attack on Washington’s army for December 4.
1816 – First savings bank in US opens (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
1823 – President James Monroe declares his “Monroe Doctrine”, a US foreign policy regarding Latin America.
1867 – In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
1901 – King C. Gillette begins selling safety razor blades.
1916 – Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract.
1927 – 1st Model A Ford sold, for $385.
1939 – NY’s La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight.
1944 – US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar.
1951 – Don Hutson’s #14 jersey is retired by the Green Bay Packers, the first number retired in the history of the franchise.
1954 – US Senate censures Joseph McCarthy (Sen-R-Wisc) for “conduct that tends to bring Senate into dishonor & disrespect”
1957 – Sam Cooke’s single “You Send Me” reaches #1.
1968 – US President Richard Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor.
1969 – Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to NYC)
1974 – Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs.
1981 – Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year.
1982 – 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (U of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart.
1985 – Chicago Bears’ head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan come to blows on the sideline in a loss to the Miami Dolphins, Chicago’s only loss of the season.
1994 – Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring.
2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York.
2014 – Comedian Bill Cosby resigns from the board of trustees of an American university following renewed sexual assault allegations.
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