Simon Bolivar, South American revolutionary, died, 1830
Aztec calendar discovered, 1790
“A Chistmas Carol” by Charles Dickens published, 1843
DC-3 flew for the first time, 1935
Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki on “The Tonight Show”, 1969
Lazarus died for the second time, 63
Sir Francis Beaufort, developer of Beaufort Scale, died, 1857
Brazilian circus fire (323 killed), 1961
Dana Andrews, actor (“The Best Years of Our Lives”), died, 1992
Dulles International Airport opened, 1962
Graf Spee, Nazi warship, was scuttled off the coast of Uruguay, 1939
France recognized American independence, 1777
“Project Blue Book” (US Air Force UFO investigation) closed, 1969
Pierre Auguste Renoir, French painter, died, 1919
Orville and Wilbur Wright made history’s first airplane flights, 1903
General Grant expelled Jews from his command, 1862
Largest point difference in an NBA game (Cleveland 148 - Miami 80), 1991
“Diamonds are Forever” released in the US, 1971
US government passed the Harrison Act (narcotics by prescription only), 1914
Japanese-Americans released from detention camps, 1944